Peptidomimetic inhibitors of the wdr5-mll interaction

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides compounds represented by Formula I: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3a , R 3b , R 4a , R 4b , R 5a  and R 5b  are as defined as set forth in the specification. The present disclosure also provides compounds of Formula I for use to treat a condition, disease, or disorder responsive to inhibition of the WDR5 interaction with its binding partners including, but not limited to, the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction.

This invention was made with government support under grant numberCA177307 awarded by the National Institutes of Health and under ContractNo. DE AC02-06CH11357 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Thegovernment has certain rights in this invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention

The present disclosure provides cyclic peptidomimetics that bind to WDrepeat domain 5 protein (WDR5) and block the interactions between WDR5and its binding partner proteins including, but not limited to, mixedlineage leukemia (MLL) protein. The present disclosure also providestherapeutic methods of treating conditions and diseases, e.g., cancer,wherein inhibition of the WDR5-binding partner protein-proteininteraction provides a benefit.

Background

Histones are important for the organization of DNA into a chromatinstructure and in the retrieval of genetic information. Specificmodifications on histones regulate gene activity, leading to eitherexpression or silence (Kouzarides, Cell 128:693-705 (2007); Jenuwein andAllis, Science 293:1074-1080 (2001)). Of the modifications in theeuchromatins of eukaryotes that have been examined, Histone 3-Lysine 4(H3-K4) trimethylation is recognized as a hallmark of transcriptionallyactive genes (Shilatifard, Curr Opin Cell Biol 20:341-348 (2008)). It isbelieved that trimethylated H3-K4 is a recognition site for therecruitment of additional factors required for transcription (Sims andReinberg, Genes Dev 20:2779-2786 (2006); Wysocka et al., Nature442:86-90 (2006)). Abnormalities in H3-K4 methylating enzymes have beenobserved in various cancers (Huntsman et al., Oncogene 18:7975-7984(1999); Ruault et al., Gene 284:73-81 (2002)), the most prominentexample of which is Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) (Hess, Trends Mol Med10:500-507 (2004)), which is also known as MLL1, ALL-1, HRX, and HTRX1.

MLL is enzymatically active in a multiprotein complex and acts as both aglobal and a specific gene regulator (Guenther et al., Proc Natl AcadSci USA 102:8603-8608 (2005); Mishra et al., FEBS J 276:1629-1640(2009)). The most well-known targets for MLL are the homeobox (Hox)genes such as Hox-a9 and Hox-c8. These genes encode for a class ofhomeodomain transcriptional factors that regulate organ formation duringembryo development, as well as proper hematopoiesis in adults (Hombriaand Lovegrove, Differentiation 71:461-476 (2003); Monier et al., Fly(Austin) 1:59-67 (2007); Jude et al., Cell Stem Cell 1:324-337 (2007)).Increased expression levels of certain Hox genes, accompanied by MLLaberrations, such as gene fusion and amplification, are frequentlyobserved in acute leukemias, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (Ferrando et al., Blood 102:262-268(2003); Harper and Aplan, Cancer Res 68:10024-10027 (2008); Argiropoulosand Humphries, Oncogene 26:6766-6776 (2007)). Injection of cellsoverexpressing Hox-a7 and Hox-c8 into nude mice results in wellvascularized tumors in 4-5 weeks (Maulbecker and Gruss, Cell GrowthDiffer 4:431-441 (1993)). Abnormal Hox gene expression also is observedin solid tumors, such as prostate carcinoma and primary colorectaltumors (Waltregny et al., Prostate 50:162-169 (2002); De Vita et al.,Eur J Cancer 29A:887-893 (1993)). MLL therefore is a promisingtherapeutic target for several forms of leukemias and solid tumors.

Immediately after translation, MLL is proteolytically cleaved to yield180-kDa C-terminus (MLL1c) and 320-kDa N-terminus fragments (MLL1^(N))(Hsieh et al., Mol Cell Biol 23:186-194 (2003)). These are assembledtogether in a multi-subunit complex together with several otherproteins, including WD Repeat Domain 5 (WDR5), Absent Small orHomeotic-Like (Ash2L), and Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 5 (RbBP5),each of which is a common component of all known human H3-K4 methylatingcomplexes.

MLL forms a catalytically active core complex with WDR5, RbBP5, andAsh2L that can dimethylate H3-K4 in vitro (Patel et al., J Biol Chem283:32162-32175 (2008)). Although MLL alone can minimally partiallymonomethylate H3-K4, all the other members of the core complex arerequired for dimethylation, including WDR5, which forms a bridge betweenMLL and the remainder of the core complex. In the absence of WDR5, MLLis unable to associate with RbBP5 and Ash2L, and fails to dimethylateH3-K4 in vitro (Patel et al., J Biol Chem 283:32162-32175 (2008); Dou etal., Nat Struct Mol Biol 13:713-719 (2006)). Knock-down of WDR5 is knownto result in a significant decrease in the levels of H3-K4trimethylation and expression of Hox-a9 and Hox-c8 genes in 293 cells(Wysocka et al., Cell 121:859-872 (2005)). Blocking of the WDR5-MLLinteraction therefore is an effective strategy for inhibiting MLLactivity.

It has been shown that MLL binds to WDR5 via an arginine (Arg) (residue3765) containing sequence (Song et al., J Biol Chem 283:35258-35264(2008); Patel et al., J Biol Chem 283:32158-32161 (2008)), which issimilar to that used by the N-terminal of H3 in its interaction withWDR5 (Schuetz et al., EMBO J 25:4245-4252 (2006); Han et al., Mol Cell22:137-144 (2006); Couture et al., Nat Struct Mol Biol 13:698-703(2006); Ruthenburg et al., Nat Struct Mol Biol 13:704-712 (2006)). WDR5has a canonical conformation that contains a central cavity, and both H3and MLL peptides use an Arg residue to interact with this cavity throughthe arginine binding site. Although crystal structures show that H3 andMLL peptides have very similar binding modes to WDR5 in this argininebinding site, MLL peptides have a higher affinity to WDR5 than H3peptides (Trievel and Shilatifard, Nat Struct Mol Biol 16:678-680(2009)). The MLL-derived, 12-residue WIN (WDR5 Interacting Motif)peptide (residues 3762-3773) has been shown to dissociate MLL from theremainder of the complex in vitro (Patel et al., J Biol Chem283:32162-32175 (2008)).

Compounds that block the interaction of MLL with WDR5 are beingdeveloped for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. See, e.g.,Senisterra et al., Biochem. J. 449:151-159 (2013); Getlik et al., J.Med. Chem. 59:2478-96 (2016); Li et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. 124:480-489(2016); Li et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. 118:1-8 (2016); Li et al., Bioorg.Med. Chem. Lett. 24:6109-6118 (2016); Grebien et al., Nat. Chem. Biol.11:571-578 (2015); Karatas et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135:669-682 (2013);Cao et al., Mol Cell 53:247-61 (2014); Karatas et al., J. Med. Chem.53:5179-5185 (2010); U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,233,086; and 8,980,838. There is aneed in the art for new inhibitors of the WDR5-MLL protein-proteininteraction.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides compounds represented byany one of Formulae I-III, below, and the pharmaceutically acceptablesalts and solvates, e.g., hydrates, thereof, collectively referred to as“Compounds of the Disclosure.” Compounds of the Disclosure areinhibitors of the WDR5-binding partner protein-protein interaction,e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction, or syntheticintermediates used to prepare inhibitors of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction. Inhibitors of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction are useful in treating or preventingdiseases or conditions such as cancer.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods of treatingor preventing a condition or disease by administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a Compound of the Disclosure to a subject, e.g., ahuman patient, in need thereof. The disease or condition of interesttreatable or preventable by inhibition the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction, e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-proteininteraction, is, for example, a cancer, a chronic autoimmune disorder,an inflammatory condition, a proliferative disorder, sepsis, or a viralinfection. Also provided are methods of preventing the proliferation ofunwanted proliferating cells, such as in cancer, in a subject comprisingadministering a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of theDisclosure to a subject at risk of developing a condition characterizedby unwanted proliferating cells. In some embodiments, the Compounds ofthe Disclosure may reduce the proliferation of unwanted cells byinducing apoptosis in those cells.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method ofinhibiting the WDR5-binding partner protein-protein interaction, e.g.,the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction, in a subject, comprisingadministering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of atleast one Compound of the Disclosure.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising a Compound of the Disclosure and an excipientand/or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising a Compound of the Disclosure and an excipient and/orpharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use treating or preventingdiseases or conditions wherein inhibition of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction, e.g., WDR5-MLL protein-protein, provides abenefit, e.g., cancer.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a compositioncomprising: (a) a Compound of the Disclosure; (b) a secondtherapeutically active agent; and (c) optionally an excipient and/orpharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a Compound of theDisclosure for use in treatment or prevention of a disease or conditionof interest, e.g., cancer.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a use of a Compoundof the Disclosure for the manufacture of a medicament for treating adisease or condition of interest, e.g., cancer.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a kit comprising aCompound of the Disclosure, and, optionally, a packaged compositioncomprising a second therapeutic agent useful in the treatment of adisease or condition of interest, and a package insert containingdirections for use in the treatment of a disease or condition, e.g.,cancer.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods of preparingCompounds of the Disclosure.

Additional embodiments and advantages of the disclosure will be setforth, in part, in the description that follows, and will flow from thedescription, or can be learned by practice of the disclosure. Theembodiments and advantages of the disclosure will be realized andattained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing summary and the followingdetailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and are notrestrictive of the invention as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustration showing the assay flow of the homogeneousAlphaLISA MLL HMT functional assay.

FIG. 2 are two line graphs (B) and (C) showing the enzymatic activity ofthe MLL complex, represented by the fluorescence intensity in therelative fluorescence units (RFU) from acceptor beads detected at 615 nmat different concentrations and different reaction time points with alow (300 nM, B) or a high (3 μM, C) SAM concentration.

FIG. 3 is a line graph showing representative inhibitory curves ofselected WDR5 inhibitors.

FIG. 4 is scatter plot showing the comparison of potencies of compoundsdetermined from the competitive WDR5 binding assay and the AlphaLISA MLLfunctional assay.

FIG. 5 is a line graph showing cell growth inhibition curves ofrepresentative cyclic peptidomimetics in MV4;11 human leukemia celllines harboring MLL translocation.

FIG. 6 is a line graph showing cell growth inhibition curves ofrepresentative cyclic peptidomimetics in MOLM-13 human leukemia celllines harboring MLL translocation.

FIG. 7 is a line graph showing the correlation between inhibitionpotencies of cell growth and MLL HMT activity of representative cyclicpeptidomimetics.

FIG. 8 is a line graph showing cell growth inhibition of Cpd. No. 5 upon4-day or 7-day treatment time in MV4;11 acute leukemia cell lines.

FIG. 9 is a line graph showing cell growth inhibition of Cpd. No. 5 upon4-day or 7-day treatment time in MOLM-13 acute leukemia cell lines.

FIG. 10 is a series of four illustrations showing the co-crystalstructure of Cpd. No. 76 in complex with WDR5 (A-C) and in comparisonwith co-crystal structure of Cpd. No. 64 in complex with WDR5 (D).

FIG. 11 is a series of four illustrations showing the co-crystalstructure of cyclic peptidomimetic Cpd. No. 5 in complex with WDR5. (A)The unbiased difference electron density map for Cpd. No. 5 contoured at3σ is shown as a grey grid. (B) Structural alignment of WDR5-Cpd. No. 5with the co-crystal structures of compounds Cpd. No. 64 and Cpd. No. 76in complex with WDR5. (C) The hydrogen bonding and (D) hydrophobicinteractions of WDR5 and Cpd. No. 5. Dashed lines represent hydrogenbonds in (C).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Compounds of the Disclosure are cyclic peptidomimetics that bind to WDR5and block the WDR5-binding partner protein-protein interaction, e.g.,the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction.

In one embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compounds representedby Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

R¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁₋₄ alkyl, andC₃₋₈ cycloalkyl;

R² is selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl and C₃₋₈cycloalkyl;

R^(3a) and R^(3b) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, aralkyl,optionally substituted aryl, and optionally substituted heteroaryl; or

R^(3a) and R^(3b) taken together with the carbon atom to which they areattached form a C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl;

R^(4a) and R^(4b) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and C₁₋₄ alkyl; or

R^(4a) and R^(4b) taken together with the carbon atom to which they areattached form a C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl;

R^(5a) and R^(5b) are independently selected from the group consistingof hydrogen, C₁₋₄ alkyl, and —(R^(6a)R^(6b))_(m)X—R⁹;

each R^(6a) and R^(6b) are independently selected from the groupconsisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₄ alkyl;

m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;

X is selected from the group consisting of —N(R^(6c))—, —C(═O)NR^(6d),—N(R^(6e))C(═NR⁷)NR⁸—, and —N(R^(6d))C(═O)NR^(8a)—; or

X is absent;

R^(6c) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl;

R^(6d) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl;

R^(6e) is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl;

R⁷ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, andC₁₋₆ haloalkyl;

R⁸ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl; and

R⁹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, nitro, cyano,amino, C₁₋₆ alkyl, aralkyl, (heteroaryl)alkyl, optionally substitutedC₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclo,optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, optionallysubstituted C₆₋₁₀ aryl, —C(═O)R¹⁰, —C(═NH)R¹¹, and —S(═O)₂R¹;

R¹⁰ is selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ haloalkyl,and C₁₋₆ alkenyl,

R¹¹ is amino; and

R¹² is selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ haloalkyl,and C₁₋₆ alkenyl.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(3b) is hydrogen. In another embodiment,R^(3b) is methyl.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(4b) is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(4a) is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, R^(4a) and R^(4b) taken together with the carbonatom to which they are attached form a C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(5b) is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(5a) is hydrogen.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein:

R¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; and

R², R^(3a), R^(4a), and R^(5a) are as defined in connection with FormulaI.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formulae I or II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltor solvate thereof, wherein R¹ is methyl.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formulae I or II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltor solvate thereof, wherein R² is C₁₋₄ alkyl. In another embodiment, R²is —CH(CH₃)₂.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula III:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(3a)and R^(5a) are as defined in connection with Formula I.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by any one of Formulae I-III, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) is selected from thegroup consisting of:

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) is hydrogen and R^(3b) is selected fromthe group consisting of:

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by any one of Formulae I-III, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) is optionallysubstituted phenyl.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by Formulae I or II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltor solvate thereof, wherein R^(4a) is —CH—₂CH₃.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by any one of Formulae I-II, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(5a) is—(CH₂)_(m)N(H)C(═NR⁷)NR⁸R⁹. In another embodiment, m is 2 or 3. Inanother embodiment, R^(5a) is —CH₂CH₂CH₂N(H)C(═NR⁷)NR⁸R⁹. In anotherembodiment, R⁷ is hydrogen, R⁸ is hydrogen, and R⁹ is selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₄ alkyl. In another embodiment,R^(5a) is —CH₂CH₂CH2N(H)C(═NH)NH₂.

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are compoundsrepresented by any one of Formulae I-II, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(5a) is —(CH₂)_(m)N(H)R⁹.In another embodiment, m is 2 or 3. In another embodiment, R⁹ isoptionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclo or optionallysubstituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl. In another embodiment, R⁹ isoptionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclo. In anotherembodiment, R⁹ is optionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocycloselected from the group consisting of:

In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are any one or moreof the compounds of Table 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof. In another embodiment, Compounds of the Disclosure are2,2,2-trifluoroacetate (TFA) salts. In another embodiment, Compounds ofthe Disclosure are hydrochloric acid (HCl) salts.

TABLE 1 Cpd. No. Structure Name 1

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 4

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide5

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11- tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 6

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(4- (dimethylamino)butyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 7

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)methyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 8

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(2-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 9

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)arnino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 10

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-((pyridin-2- ylamino)methyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 11

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(2-(pyridin-2- ylamino)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 12

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyridin-2- ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 13

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-phenethyl-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 14

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-phenylpropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 15

N-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 16

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-ureidopropyl)-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 17

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 18

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 19

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11- tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 20

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 21

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyrimidin-2- ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 22

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((E)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 23

N-(3-((5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13- isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2- yl)propyl)acrylamide 24

N-(4-((2S,5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2- yl)butyl)acrylamide 25

N-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-(2- chloroacetamido)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 26

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3- acetylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 27

N-(N-(3-((2S,5S,8R,13R)-8- (cyclohexylmethyl)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2- yl)propyl)carbamimidoyl)acrylamide28

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-(2- chloroacetyl)guanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 29

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-(3-(vinylsulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 30

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2- yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide31

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((E)-2,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 32

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6- ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-nitroguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 33

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3- cyanoguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 34

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6- ethyl-9-(3-(hydrazinecarboximidamido)propyl)-12- methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 35

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3- carbamimidoylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 36

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-(3,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 37

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-(((1H-imidazol-2- yl)methyl)amino)ethyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 38

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-(((1H-imidazol-5- yl)methyl)amino)ethyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 39

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((1H-pyrazol-4-yl)amino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 40

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3- ((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide41

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(2-((1-methylazetidin-3-yl)amino)ethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 42

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((1-methylazetidin-3-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 43

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 44

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)butyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 45

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-(3-ethylguanidino)propyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 46

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-(3-propylguanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 47

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3- butylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 48

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 49

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3-isobutyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide50

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclopentyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 51

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclohexyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 52

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 53

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4- fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 54

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-benzyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 55

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2- fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 56

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3- fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 57

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4- fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 58

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 59

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 60

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclobutylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 61

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 62

N-((3S,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11- tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 78

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10- tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide79

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2- fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 80

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3- fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 81

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 82

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 83

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 84

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 85

N-((9S,12R,17R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-8,11,16,19-tetraoxo-17-phenyl-7,10,15,18-tetraazaspiro[5.13]nonadecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 86

N-((8S,11R,16R)-8-(3-guanidinopropyl)-11-methyl-7,10,15,18-tetraoxo-16-phenyl-6,9,14,17-tetraazaspiro[4.13]octadecan-11- yl)isobutyramide 87

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3- ((amino(methylamino)methyl)amino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 88

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-6-propyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 89

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-6-isopropyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 90

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-((S)-sec-butyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11- tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 91

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3- acetylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 92

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 93

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 94

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 95

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9- (3-((5,5-difluoro-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 96

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9- (3-((5,5-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydxopyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 97

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((5-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 98

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2- yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 99

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3- guanidinopropyl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 100

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide 101

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(aminomethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 102

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-aminoethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 103

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-aminopropyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 104

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(4-aminobutyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12- yl)isobutyramide 105

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-aminopropyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl- 2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide

Compounds of the Disclosure inhibit the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-proteininteraction, and are thus useful in the treatment or prevention of avariety of diseases and conditions. In particular, Compounds of theDisclosure are useful in methods of treating or preventing a disease orcondition wherein inhibition of the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interactionprovides a benefit, for example, cancers and proliferative diseases. Thetherapeutic methods of this disclosure comprise administering atherapeutically effective amount of a Compound of the Disclosure to asubject in need thereof. The present methods also encompassadministering a second therapeutic agent to the subject in addition tothe Compound of the Disclosure. The second therapeutic agent is selectedfrom drugs known as useful in treating the disease or conditionafflicting the subject in need thereof, e.g., a chemotherapeutic agentand/or radiation known as useful in treating a particular cancer.

Certain of the Compounds of the Disclosure may exist as stereoisomers,i.e., isomers that differ only in the spatial arrangement of atoms,including optical isomers and conformational isomers (or conformers) andtautomers. The disclosure includes all stereoisomers, both as pureindividual stereoisomer preparations and enriched preparations of each,and both the racemic mixtures of such stereoisomers as well as theindividual diastereomers and enantiomers that may be separated accordingto methods that are well known to those of skill in the art.

As used herein, the term “stereoisomers” is a general term for allisomers of individual molecules that differ only in the orientation oftheir atoms in space. It includes enantiomers and isomers of compoundswith more than one chiral center that are not mirror images of oneanother (diastereomers).

The term “chiral center” or “asymmetric carbon atom” refers to a carbonatom to which four different groups are attached.

The terms “enantiomer” and “enantiomeric” refer to a molecule thatcannot be superimposed on its mirror image and hence is optically activewherein the enantiomer rotates the plane of polarized light in onedirection and its mirror image compound rotates the plane of polarizedlight in the opposite direction.

The term “racemic” or “racemate” refers to a mixture of equal parts ofenantiomers and which mixture is optically inactive.

The term “absolute configuration” refers to the spatial arrangement ofthe atoms of a chiral molecular entity (or group) and its stereochemicaldescription, e.g., R or S.

The stereochemical terms and conventions used in the specification aremeant to be consistent with those described in Pure & Appl. Chem 68:2193(1996), unless otherwise indicated.

The term “enantiomeric excess” or “ee” refers to a measure for how muchof one enantiomer is present compared to the other. For a mixture of Rand S enantiomers, the percent enantiomeric excess is defined as|R−S|*100, where R and S are the respective mole or weight fractions ofenantiomers in a mixture such that R+S=1. With knowledge of the opticalrotation of a chiral substance, the percent enantiomeric excess isdefined as ([α]_(obs)/[α]_(max))*100, where [α]_(obs), is the opticalrotation of the mixture of enantiomers and [α]_(max) is the opticalrotation of the pure enantiomer. Determination of enantiomeric excess ispossible using a variety of analytical techniques, including NMRspectroscopy, chiral column chromatography or optical polarimetry.Certain compounds of the Disclosure can have an ee of about 70% or more,e.g., about 80% or more, about 90% or more, about 91% or more, about 92%or more, about 93% or more, about 94% or more, about 95% or more, about96% or more, about 97% or more, about 98% or more, or about 99% or more.

The terms “enantiomerically pure” or “enantiopure” refer to a sample ofa chiral substance all of whose molecules (within the limits ofdetection) have the same chirality sense.

The terms “enantiomerically enriched” or “enantioenriched” refer to asample of a chiral substance whose enantiomeric ratio is greater than50:50. Enantiomerically enriched compounds may be enantiomerically pure.Certain compounds of the Disclosure are enantioenriched.

Salts and solvates, e.g., hydrates, of the Compounds of the Disclosurecan also be used in the methods disclosed herein.

The present disclosure encompasses the preparation and use of salts ofCompounds of the Disclosure. As used herein, a “pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt” refers to salts or zwitterionic forms of Compounds ofthe Disclosure. Salts of Compounds of the Disclosure can be preparedduring the final isolation and purification of the compounds orseparately by reacting the compound with an acid having a suitablecation. The pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Compounds of theDisclosure can be acid addition salts formed with pharmaceuticallyacceptable acids. Examples of acids which can be employed to formpharmaceutically acceptable salts include inorganic acids such asnitric, boric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, and phosphoric, andorganic acids such as oxalic, maleic, succinic, and citric. Non-limitingexamples of salts of compounds of the disclosure include, but are notlimited to, the hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, sulfate,bisulfate, 2-hydroxyethansulfonate, phosphate, hydrogen phosphate,acetate, adipate, alginate, aspartate, benzoate, bisulfate, butyrate,camphorate, camphorsulfonate, digluconate, glycerolphosphate,hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, formate, succinate, fumarate,maleate, ascorbate, isethionate, salicylate, methanesulfonate,mesitylenesulfonate, naphthylenesulfonate, nicotinate,2-naphthalenesulfonate, oxalate, pamoate, pectinate, persulfate,3-phenylproprionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, trichloroacetate,trifluoroacetate, phosphate, glutamate, bicarbonate,paratoluenesulfonate, undecanoate, lactate, citrate, tartrate,gluconate, methanesulfonate, ethanedisulfonate, benzene sulfonate, andp-toluenesulfonate salts. In addition, available amino groups present inthe compounds of the disclosure can be quaternized with methyl, ethyl,propyl, and butyl chlorides, bromides, and iodides; dimethyl, diethyl,dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates; decyl, lauryl, myristyl, and sterylchlorides, bromides, and iodides; and benzyl and phenethyl bromides. Inlight of the foregoing, any reference Compounds of the Disclosureappearing herein is intended to include compounds of Compounds of theDisclosure as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, orsolvates thereof.

The present disclosure encompasses the preparation and use of solvatesof Compounds of the Disclosure. Solvates typically do not significantlyalter the physiological activity or toxicity of the compounds, and assuch may function as pharmacological equivalents. The term “solvate” asused herein is a combination, physical association and/or solvation of acompound of the present disclosure with a solvent molecule such as, e.g.a disolvate, monosolvate or hemisolvate, where the ratio of solventmolecule to compound of the present disclosure is about 2:1, about 1:1or about 1:2, respectively. This physical association involves varyingdegrees of ionic and covalent bonding, including hydrogen bonding. Incertain instances, the solvate can be isolated, such as when one or moresolvent molecules are incorporated into the crystal lattice of acrystalline solid. Thus, “solvate” encompasses both solution-phase andisolatable solvates. Compounds of the Disclosure can be present assolvated forms with a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, such aswater, methanol, and ethanol, and it is intended that the disclosureincludes both solvated and unsolvated forms of Compounds of theDisclosure.

One type of solvate is a hydrate. A “hydrate” relates to a particularsubgroup of solvates where the solvent molecule is water. Solvatestypically can function as pharmacological equivalents. Preparation ofsolvates is known in the art. See, for example, M. Caira et al, J.Pharmaceut. Sci., 93(3):601-611 (2004), which describes the preparationof solvates of fluconazole with ethyl acetate and with water. Similarpreparation of solvates, hemisolvates, hydrates, and the like aredescribed by van Tonder et al., AAPS Pharm. Sci. Tech., 5(1):Article 12(2004), and A. L. Bingham et al., Chem. Commun. 603-604 (2001). Atypical, non-limiting, process of preparing a solvate would involvedissolving a Compound of the Disclosure in a desired solvent (organic,water, or a mixture thereof) at temperatures above 20° C. to about 25°C., then cooling the solution at a rate sufficient to form crystals, andisolating the crystals by known methods, e.g., filtration. Analyticaltechniques such as infrared spectroscopy can be used to confirm thepresence of the solvent in a crystal of the solvate.

The present disclosure provides Compounds of the Disclosure asinhibitors of the WDR5-binding partner protein-protein interaction,e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction, for the treatment of avariety of diseases and conditions wherein inhibition has a beneficialeffect, e.g., cancer. Compounds of the Disclosure typically have abinding affinity (IC₅₀) to WDR5 of less than 100 μM, e.g., less thanabout 50 μM, less than about 25 μM, and less than about 5 μM, less thanabout 1 μM, less than about 0.5 μM, less than about 0.1 μM, less thanabout 0.05 μM, less than about 0.01 μM, less than about 0.005 μM, orless than about 0.001 μM. In one embodiment, the present disclosurerelates to a method of treating a subject suffering from a disease orcondition wherein inhibition of the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interactionprovides a benefit comprising administering a therapeutically effectiveamount of a Compound of the Disclosure to a subject in need thereof.

Since Compounds of the Disclosure are inhibitors of the WDR5-bindingpartner protein-protein interaction, e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-proteininteraction, a number of diseases and conditions can be treated byemploying these compounds. The present disclosure is thus directedgenerally to a method for treating a condition or disorder responsive toinhibition of the WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction, in a subject,e.g., an animal, e.g., a human patient, suffering from, or at risk ofsuffering from, the condition or disorder, the method comprisingadministering to the subject an effective amount of one or moreCompounds of the Disclosure. In one embodiment, the subject to betreated by the Compound of the Disclosure is a human cancer patient.

The present disclosure is also directed to a method of inhibiting theWDR5-binding partner protein-protein interaction, e.g., the WDR5-MLLprotein-protein interaction, in an animal, e.g., a human cancer patient,in need thereof, said method comprising administering to the animal aneffective amount of at least one Compound of the Disclosure.

The methods of the present disclosure can be accomplished byadministering a Compound of the Disclosure as the neat compound or as apharmaceutical composition. Administration of a pharmaceuticalcomposition, or neat compound of a Compound of the Disclosure, can beperformed during or after the onset of the disease or condition ofinterest. Typically, the pharmaceutical compositions are sterile, andcontain no toxic, carcinogenic, or mutagenic compounds that would causean adverse reaction when administered.

Further provided are kits comprising a Compound of the Disclosure and,optionally, a second therapeutic agent useful in the treatment ofdiseases and conditions wherein inhibition of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction provides a benefit, packaged separately ortogether, and an insert having instructions for using these activeagents.

In one embodiment, a Compound of the Disclosure is administered inconjunction with a second therapeutic agent useful in the treatment of adisease or condition wherein inhibition of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction provides a benefit. The second therapeuticagent is different from the Compound of the Disclosure. A Compound ofthe Disclosure and the second therapeutic agent can be administeredsimultaneously or sequentially to achieve the desired effect. Inaddition, the Compound of the Disclosure and second therapeutic agentcan be administered from a single composition or two separatecompositions.

The second therapeutic agent is administered in an amount to provide itsdesired therapeutic effect. The effective dosage range for each secondtherapeutic agent is known in the art, and the second therapeutic agentis administered to a subject in need thereof within such establishedranges.

A Compound of the Disclosure and the second therapeutic agent can beadministered together as a single-unit dose or separately as multi-unitdoses, wherein the Compound of the Disclosure is administered before thesecond therapeutic agent or vice versa. One or more doses of theCompound of the Disclosure and/or one or more dose of the secondtherapeutic agent can be administered. The Compound of the Disclosuretherefore can be used in conjunction with one or more second therapeuticagents, for example, but not limited to, anticancer agents.

Diseases and conditions treatable by the methods of the presentdisclosure include, but are not limited to, cancer and otherproliferative disorders, inflammatory diseases, sepsis, autoimmunedisease, and viral infection. In one embodiment, diseases and conditionstreatable by the methods of the present disclosure are cancer, a chronicautoimmune disorder, an inflammatory condition, or a proliferativedisorder. In one embodiment, a human patient is treated with a Compoundof the Disclosure, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Compoundof the Disclosure, wherein the compound is administered in an amountsufficient to inhibit the WDR5-binding partner protein-proteininteraction in the patient.

In one embodiment, the disease to be treated or prevented by theCompound of the Disclosure is cancer. In another embodiment, the presentdisclosure provides a method of treating or preventing cancer in asubject in need thereof comprising administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a Compound of the Disclosure to the subject. Whilenot being limited to a specific mechanism, in some embodiments,Compounds of the Disclosure can treat or prevent cancer by inhibitingthe WDR5-MLL protein-protein interaction. Examples of treatable cancersinclude, but are not limited to, any one or more of the cancers of Table2.

TABLE 2 adrenal cancer lymphoepithelioma acinic cell carcinoma lymphomaacoustic neuroma acute lymphocytic leukemia acral lentigious melanomaacute myelogeous leukemia acrospiroma chronic lymphocytic leukemia acuteeosinophilic leukemia liver cancer acute erythroid leukemia small celllung cancer acute lymphoblastic leukemia non-small cell lung canceracute megakaryoblastic leukemia MALT lymphoma acute monocytic leukemiamalignant fibrous histiocytoma acute promyelocytic leukemia malignantperipheral nerve sheath tumor adenocarcinoma malignant triton tumoradenoid cystic carcinoma mantle cell lymphoma adenoma marginal zoneB-cell lymphoma adenomatoid odontogenic tumor mast cell leukemiaadenosquamous carcinoma mediastinal germ cell tumor adipose tissueneoplasm medullary carcinoma of the breast adrenocortical carcinomamedullary thyroid cancer, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma medulloblastomaaggressive NK-cell leukemia melanoma, AIDS-related lymphoma meningioma,alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma merkel cell cancer alveolar soft part sarcomamesothelioma ameloblastic fibroma metastatic urothelial carcinomaanaplastic large cell lymphoma mixed Mullerian tumor anaplastic thyroidcancer mucinous tumor angioimmunoblastic T-cell multiple myelomalymphoma, angiomyolipoma muscle tissue neoplasm angiosarcoma mycosisfungoides astrocytoma myxoid liposarcoma atypical teratoid rhabdoidtumor myxoma B-cell chronic lymphocytic myxosarcoma leukemia B-cellprolymphocytic leukemia nasopharyngeal carcinoma B-cell lymphomaneurinoma basal cell carcinoma neuroblastoma biliary tract cancerneurofibroma bladder cancer neuroma blastoma nodular melanoma bonecancer ocular cancer Brenner tumor oligoastrocytoma Brown tumoroligodendroglioma Burkitt's lymphoma oncocytoma breast cancer opticnerve sheath meningioma brain cancer optic nerve tumor carcinoma oralcancer carcinoma in situ osteosarcoma carcinosarcoma ovarian cancercartilage tumor Pancoast tumor cementoma papillary thyroid cancermyeloid sarcoma paraganglioma chondroma pinealoblastoma chordomapineocytoma choriocarcinoma pituicytoma choroid plexus papillomapituitary adenoma clear-cell sarcoma of the kidney pituitary tumorcraniopharyngioma plasmacytoma cutaneous T-cell lymphoma polyembryomacervical cancer precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma colorectal cancerprimary central nervous system lymphoma Degos disease primary effusionlymphoma desmoplastic small round cell tumor preimary peritoneal cancerdiffuse large B-cell lymphoma prostate cancer dysembryoplasticneuroepithelial pancreatic cancer tumor, dysgerminoma pharyngeal cancerembryonal carcinoma pseudomyxoma periotonei endocrine gland neoplasmrenal cell carcinoma endodermal sinus tumor renal medullary carcinomaenteropathy-associated T-cell retinoblastoma lymphoma esophageal cancerrhabdomyoma fetus in fetu rhabdomyosarcoma fibroma Richter'stransformation fibrosarcoma rectal cancer follicular lymphoma sarcomafollicular thyroid cancer Schwannomatosis ganglioneuroma seminomagastrointestinal cancer Sertoli cell tumor germ cell tumor sexcord-gonadal stromal tumor gestational choriocarcinoma signet ring cellcarcinoma giant cell fibroblastoma skin cancer giant cell tumor of thebone small blue round cell tumors glial tumor small cell carcinomaglioblastoma multiforme soft tissue sarcoma glioma somatostatinomagliomatosis cerebri soot wart glucagonoma spinal tumor gonadoblastomasplenic marginal zone lymphoma granulosa cell tumor squamous cellcarcinoma gynandroblastoma synovial sarcoma gallbladder cancer Sezary'sdisease gastric cancer small intestine cancer hairy cell leukemiasquamous carcinoma hemangioblastoma stomach cancer head and neck cancerT-cell lymphoma hemangiopericytoma testicular cancer hematologicalmalignancy thecoma hepatoblastoma thyroid cancer hepatosplenic T-celllymphoma transitional cell carcinoma Hodgkin's lymphoma throat cancernon-Hodgkin's lymphoma urachal cancer invasive lobular carcinomaurogenital cancer intestinal cancer urothelial carcinoma kidney canceruveal melanoma laryngeal cancer uterine cancer lentigo maligna verrucouscarcinoma lethal midline carcinoma visual pathway glioma leukemia vulvarcancer leydig cell tumor vaginal cancer liposarcoma Waldenstrom'smacroglobulinemia lung cancer Warthin's tumor lymphangioma Wilms' tumorlymphangiosarcoma

In another embodiment, the cancer is a leukemia, for example a leukemiaselected from acute monocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia,chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mixedlineage leukemia. In another embodiment the cancer is NUT-midlinecarcinoma. In another embodiment the cancer is multiple myeloma. Inanother embodiment the cancer is a lung cancer such as small cell lungcancer (SCLC). In another embodiment the cancer is a neuroblastoma. Inanother embodiment the cancer is Burkitt's lymphoma. In anotherembodiment the cancer is cervical cancer. In another embodiment thecancer is esophageal cancer. In another embodiment the cancer is ovariancancer. In another embodiment the cancer is colorectal cancer. Inanother embodiment, the cancer is prostate cancer. In anotherembodiment, the cancer is breast cancer.

In another embodiment, the cancer is acute monocytic leukemia, acutemyelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic lymphocyticleukemia mixed lineage leukemia, NUT-midline carcinoma, multiplemyeloma, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer,neuroblastoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer,ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer,bladder cancer, ovary cancer, glioma, sarcoma, esophageal squamous cellcarcinoma, or papillary thyroid carcinoma.

In another embodiment, the cancer is anaplastic large-cell lymphoma,non-small cell lung cancer, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, inflammatorymyofibroblastic tumors, neuroblastoma, anaplastic thyroid cancer, andrhabdomyosarcoma.

In another embodiment, the cancer is breast cancer, colorectal cancer,esophageal squamous cell cancer, and renal cell carcinoma.

In another embodiment, the cancer is acute leukemia.

In another embodiment, the cancer is carcinomas, including bladder(including accelerated and metastic bladder cancer), breast, colon(including colorectal cancer), kidney, liver, lung (including small andnon-small cell lung cancer and lung adenocarcinoma), ovary, prostate,testes, genitourinary tract, lymphatic system, rectum, larynx, pancreas(including exocrine pancreatic carcinoma), esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, cervix, thyroid, renal, and skin (including squamous cellcarcinoma); hematopoietic tumors of lymphoid lineage, includingleukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia,B-cell lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, Hodgkins lymphoma, non-Hodgkinslymphoma, hairy cell lymphoma, histiocytic lymphoma, and Burkettslymphoma, hematopoietic tumors of myeloid lineage, including acute andchronic myelogenous leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloidleukemia, and promyelocytic leukemia; tumors of the central andperipheral nervous system, including astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, glioma,and schwannomas; tumors of mesenchymal origin, including fibrosarcoma,rhabdomyoscarcoma, and osteosarcoma; and other tumors, includingmelanoma, xenoderma pigmentosum, keratoactanthoma, seminoma, thyroidfollicular cancer, teratocarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma (RCC),pancreatic cancer, myeloma, myeloid and lymphoblastic leukemia,neuroblastoma, and glioblastoma.

Additional forms of cancer treatable by a Compound of the Disclosureinclude, for example, adult and pediatric oncology, growth of solidtumors/malignancies, myxoid and round cell carcinoma, locally advancedtumors, metastatic cancer, human soft tissue sarcomas, including Ewing'ssarcoma, cancer metastases, including lymphatic metastases, squamouscell carcinoma, particularly of the head and neck, esophageal squamouscell carcinoma, oral carcinoma, blood cell malignancies, includingmultiple myeloma, leukemias, including acute lymphocytic leukemia, acutenonlymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronicmyelocytic leukemia, and hairy cell leukemia, effusion lymphomas (bodycavity based lymphomas), thymic lymphoma lung cancer (including smallcell carcinoma, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma,non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cancer of the adrenal cortex, ACTH-producingtumors, nonsmall cell cancers, breast cancer, including small cellcarcinoma and ductal carcinoma), gastrointestinal cancers (includingstomach cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, and polyps associatedwith colorectal neoplasia), pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, urologicalcancers (including bladder cancer, such as primary superficial bladdertumors, invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, andmuscle-invasive bladder cancer), prostate cancer, malignancies of thefemale genital tract (including ovarian carcinoma, primary peritonealepithelial neoplasms, cervical carcinoma, uterine endometrial cancers,vaginal cancer, cancer of the vulva, uterine cancer and solid tumors inthe ovarian follicle), malignancies of the male genital tract (includingtesticular cancer and penile cancer), kidney cancer (including renalcell carcinoma, brain cancer (including intrinsic brain tumors,neuroblastoma, astrocytic brain tumors, gliomas, and metastatic tumorcell invasion in the central nervous system), bone cancers (includingosteomas and osteosarcomas), skin cancers (including malignant melanoma,tumor progression of human skin keratinocytes, and squamous cellcancer), thyroid cancer, retinoblastoma, neuroblastoma, peritonealeffusion, malignant pleural effusion, mesothelioma, Wilms's tumors, gallbladder cancer, trophoblastic neoplasms, hemangiopericytoma, andKaposi's sarcoma. Accordingly, administration of a present cyclicpeptidomimetic compound is expected to enhance treatment regimens.

Other cancers that can be treated with the compounds and methods of theinvention include, but are not limited to, cancers and metastasesselected from the group consisting of solid tumors, including but notlimited to: fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma,osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma,lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma,Ewing's tumor, leiornyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, colon cancer,colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, bone cancer, breastcancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, esophageal cancer, stomachcancer, oral cancer, nasal cancer, throat cancer, squamous cellcarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma,sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillaryadenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, bronchogeniccarcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, hepatoma, bile duct carcinoma,choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, Wilms' tumor, cervicalcancer, uterine cancer, testicular cancer, small cell lung carcinoma,bladder carcinoma, lung cancer, epithelial carcinoma, glioma,glioblastoma multiforma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma,craniopharyngioma, ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acousticneuroma, oligodendroglioma, meningioma, skin cancer, melanoma,neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma; blood-borne cancers, including butnot limited to: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute lymphoblastic B-cellleukemia, acute lymphoblastic T-cell leukemia, acute myeloblasticleukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute monoblastic leukemia,acute erythroleukemic leukemia, acute megakaryoblastic leukemia, acutemyclomonocytic leukemia, acute nonlymphocyctic leukemia, acuteundifferentiated leukemia, chronic myclocytic leukemia, chroniclymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, and multiple myeloma; acuteand chronic leukemias: lymphoblastic, myelogenous lymphocytic, andmyelocytic leukemias; lymphomas: Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin'slymphoma; multiple myeloma; Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia; heavy chaindisease; and polycythemia vera.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method oftreating a benign proliferative disorder, such as, but are not limitedto, benign soft tissue tumors, bone tumors, brain and spinal tumors,eyelid and orbital tumors, granuloma, lipoma, meningioma, multipleendocrine neoplasia, nasal polyps, pituitary tumors, prolactinoma,pseudotumor cerebri, seborrheic keratoses, stomach polyps, thyroidnodules, cystic neoplasms of the pancreas, hemangiomas, vocal cordnodules, polyps, and cysts, Castleman disease, chronic pilonidaldisease, dermatofibroma, pilar cyst, pyogenic granuloma, and juvenilepolyposis syndrome.

Compounds of the Disclosure can be used in a variety of settings for thetreatment of various cancers. In one embodiment, the individual in needof treatment has previously undergone treatment for cancer. Suchprevious treatments include, but are not limited to, prior chemotherapy,radiotherapy, surgery, or immunotherapy, such as cancer vaccines.

In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method oftreating a cancer comprising: (a) administering to an individual in needthereof a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of theDisclosure; and (b) administering to the individual an amount ofradiotherapy, chemotherapy, or both. The amounts administered are eacheffective to treat cancer. In another embodiment, the amounts aretogether effective to treat the cancer.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a method for treating acancer, said method comprising administering to a subject in needthereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a Compound of the Disclosure to treat the cancer.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides therapeuticmethod of modulating protein methylation, gene expression, cellproliferation, cell differentiation and/or apoptosis in vivo in diseasesmentioned above, in particular cancer, inflammatory disease, and/orviral disease is provided by administering a therapeutically effectiveamount of a Compound of the Disclosure to a subject in need of suchtherapy.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a method ofregulating endogenous or heterologous promoter activity by contacting acell with a Compound of the Disclosure.

In methods of the present disclosure, a therapeutically effective amountof a Compound of the Disclosure, typically formulated in accordance withpharmaceutical practice, is administered to a human being in needthereof. Whether such a treatment is indicated depends on the individualcase and is subject to medical assessment (diagnosis) that takes intoconsideration signs, symptoms, and/or malfunctions that are present, therisks of developing particular signs, symptoms and/or malfunctions, andother factors.

A Compound of the Disclosure can be administered by any suitable route,for example by oral, buccal, inhalation, sublingual, rectal, vaginal,intracisternal or intrathecal through lumbar puncture, transurethral,nasal, percutaneous, i.e., transdermal, or parenteral (includingintravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intracoronary, intradermal,intramammary, intraperitoneal, intraarticular, intrathecal, retrobulbar,intrapulmonary injection and/or surgical implantation at a particularsite) administration. Parenteral administration can be accomplishedusing a needle and syringe or using a high pressure technique.

Pharmaceutical compositions include those wherein a Compound of theDisclosure is administered in an effective amount to achieve itsintended purpose. The exact formulation, route of administration, anddosage is determined by an individual physician in view of the diagnosedcondition or disease. Dosage amount and interval can be adjustedindividually to provide levels of a Compound of the Disclosure that issufficient to maintain therapeutic effects.

Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of the Compounds of the Disclosure canbe determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures orexperimental animals, e.g., for determining the maximum tolerated dose(MTD) of a compound, which defines as the highest dose that causes notoxicity in animals. The dose ratio between the maximum tolerated doseand therapeutic effects (e.g. inhibiting of tumor growth) is thetherapeutic index. The dosage can vary within this range depending uponthe dosage form employed, and the route of administration utilized.Determination of a therapeutically effective amount is well within thecapability of those skilled in the art, especially in light of thedetailed disclosure provided herein.

A therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of the Disclosurerequired for use in therapy varies with the nature of the conditionbeing treated, the length of time that activity is desired, and the ageand the condition of the patient, and ultimately is determined by theattendant physician. Dosage amounts and intervals can be adjustedindividually to provide plasma levels of the Compound of the Disclosurethat are sufficient to maintain the desired therapeutic effects. Thedesired dose conveniently can be administered in a single dose, or asmultiple doses administered at appropriate intervals, for example asone, two, three, four or more subdoses per day. Multiple doses often aredesired, or required. For example, a Compound of the Disclosure can beadministered at a frequency of: four doses delivered as one dose per dayat four-day intervals (q4d×4); four doses delivered as one dose per dayat three-day intervals (q3d×4); one dose delivered per day at five-dayintervals (qd×5); one dose per week for three weeks (qwk3); five dailydoses, with two days rest, and another five daily doses (5/2/5); or, anydose regimen determined to be appropriate for the circumstance.

A Compound of the Disclosure used in a method of the present disclosurecan be administered in an amount of about 0.005 to about 500 milligramsper dose, about 0.05 to about 250 milligrams per dose, or about 0.5 toabout 100 milligrams per dose. For example, a Compound of the Disclosurecan be administered, per dose, in an amount of about 0.005, 0.05, 0.5,5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500milligrams, including all doses between 0.005 and 500 milligrams.

The dosage of a composition containing a Compound of the Disclosure, ora composition containing the same, can be from about 1 ng/kg to about200 mg/kg, about 1 μg/kg to about 100 mg/kg, or about 1 mg/kg to about50 mg/kg. The dosage of a composition can be at any dosage including,but not limited to, about 1 μg/kg. The dosage of a composition may be atany dosage including, but not limited to, about 1 μg/kg, about 10 μg/kg,about 25 μg/kg, about 50 μg/kg, about 75 μg/kg, about 100 μg/kg, about125 μg/kg, about 150 μg/kg, about 175 μg/kg, about 200 μg/kg, about 225μg/kg, about 250 μg/kg, about 275 μg/kg, about 300 μg/kg, about 325μg/kg, about 350 μg/kg, about 375 μg/kg, about 400 μg/kg, about 425μg/kg, about 450 μg/kg, about 475 μg/kg, about 500 μg/kg, about 525μg/kg, about 550 μg/kg, about 575 μg/kg, about 600 μg/kg, about 625μg/kg, about 650 μg/kg, about 675 μg/kg, about 700 μg/kg, about 725μg/kg, about 750 μg/kg, about 775 μg/kg, about 800 μg/kg, about 825μg/kg, about 850 μg/kg, about 875 μg/kg, about 900 μg/kg, about 925μg/kg, about 950 μg/kg, about 975 μg/kg, about 1 mg/kg, about 5 mg/kg,about 10 mg/kg, about 15 mg/kg, about 20 mg/kg, about 25 mg/kg, about 30mg/kg, about 35 mg/kg, about 40 mg/kg, about 45 mg/kg, about 50 mg/kg,about 60 mg/kg, about 70 mg/kg, about 80 mg/kg, about 90 mg/kg, about100 mg/kg, about 125 mg/kg, about 150 mg/kg, about 175 mg/kg, about 200mg/kg, or more. The above dosages are exemplary of the average case, butthere can be individual instances in which higher or lower dosages aremerited, and such are within the scope of this disclosure. In practice,the physician determines the actual dosing regimen that is most suitablefor an individual patient, which can vary with the age, weight, andresponse of the particular patient.

As stated above, a Compound of the Disclosure can be administered incombination with a second therapeutically active agent. In someembodiments, the second therapeutic agent is an epigenetic drug. As usedherein, the term “epigenetic drug” refers to a therapeutic agent thattargets an epigenetic regulator. Examples of epigenetic regulatorsinclude the histone lysine methyltransferases, histone arginine methyltransferases, histone demethylases, histone deacetylases, histoneacetylases, and DNA methyltransferases. Histone deacetylase inhibitorsinclude, but are not limited to, vorinostat.

In another embodiment, chemotherapeutic agents or otheranti-proliferative agents can be combined with Compound of theDisclosure to treat proliferative diseases and cancer. Examples oftherapies and anticancer agents that can be used in combination withCompounds of the Disclosure include surgery, radiotherapy (e.g.,gamma-radiation, neutron beam radiotherapy, electron beam radiotherapy,proton therapy, brachytherapy, and systemic radioactive isotopes),endocrine therapy, a biologic response modifier (e.g., an interferon, aninterleukin, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), hyperthermia and cryotherapy,an agent to attenuate any adverse effect (e.g., an antiemetic), and anyother approved chemotherapeutic drug.

Examples of antiproliferative compounds include, but are not limited to,an aromatase inhibitor; an anti-estrogen; an anti-androgen; agonadorelin agonist; a topoisomerase I inhibitor; a topoisomerase IIinhibitor; a microtubule active agent; an alkylating agent; a retinoid,a carontenoid, or a tocopherol; a cyclooxygenase inhibitor; an MMPinhibitor; an mTOR inhibitor; an antimetabolite; a platin compound; amethionine aminopeptidase inhibitor; a bisphosphonate; anantiproliferative antibody; a heparanase inhibitor; an inhibitor of Rasoncogenic isoforms; a telomerase inhibitor; a proteasome inhibitor; acompound used in the treatment of hematologic malignancies; a Flt-3inhibitor; an Hsp90 inhibitor; a kinesin spindle protein inhibitor; aMEK inhibitor; an antitumor antibiotic; a nitrosourea; a compoundtargeting/decreasing protein or lipid kinase activity, a compoundtargeting/decreasing protein or lipid phosphatase activity, or anyfurther anti-angiogenic compound.

Non-limiting exemplary aromatase inhibitors include, but are not limitedto, steroids, such as atamestane, exemestane, and formestane, andnon-steroids, such as aminoglutethimide, roglethimide,pyridoglutethimide, trilostane, testolactone, ketokonazole, vorozole,fadrozole, anastrozole, and letrozole.

Non-limiting anti-estrogens include, but are not limited to, tamoxifen,fulvestrant, raloxifene, and raloxifene hydrochloride. Anti-androgensinclude, but are not limited to, bicalutamide. Gonadorelin agonistsinclude, but are not limited to, abarelix, goserelin, and goserelinacetate.

Exemplary topoisomerase I inhibitors include, but are not limited to,topotecan, gimatecan, irinotecan, camptothecin and its analogues,9-nitrocamptothecin, and the macromolecular camptothecin conjugatePNU-166148. Topoisomerase II inhibitors include, but are not limited to,anthracyclines, such as doxorubicin, daunorubicin, epirubicin,idarubicin, and nemorubicin; anthraquinones, such as mitoxantrone andlosoxantrone; and podophillotoxines, such as etoposide and teniposide.

Microtubule active agents include microtubule stabilizing, microtubuledestabilizing compounds, and microtubulin polymerization inhibitorsincluding, but not limited to, taxanes, such as paclitaxel anddocetaxel; vinca alkaloids, such as vinblastine, vinblastine sulfate,vincristine, and vincristine sulfate, and vinorelbine; discodermolides;cochicine and epothilones and derivatives thereof.

Exemplary non-limiting alkylating agents include cyclophosphamide,ifosfamide, melphalan, and nitrosoureas, such as carmustine andlomustine.

Exemplary non-limiting cyclooxygenase inhibitors include Cox-2inhibitors, 5-alkyl substituted 2-arylaminophenylacetic acid andderivatives, such as celecoxib, rofecoxib, etoricoxib, valdecoxib, or a5-alkyl-2-arylaminophenylacetic acid, such as lumiracoxib.

Exemplary non-limiting matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (“MMPinhibitors”) include collagen peptidomimetic and nonpeptidomimeticinhibitors, tetracycline derivatives, batimastat, marimastat,prinomastat, metastat, BMS-279251, BAY 12-9566, TAA211, MMI270B, andAAJ996.

Exemplary non-limiting mTOR inhibitors include compounds that inhibitthe mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and possess antiproliferativeactivity such as sirolimus, everolimus, CCI-779, and ABT578.

Exemplary non-limiting antimetabolites include 5-fluorouracil (5-FU),capecitabine, gemcitabine, DNA demethylating compounds, such as5-azacytidine and decitabine, methotrexate and edatrexate, and folicacid antagonists, such as pemetrexed.

Exemplary non-limiting platin compounds include carboplatin, cis-platin,cisplatinum, and oxaliplatin.

Exemplary non-limiting methionine aminopeptidase inhibitors includebengamide or a derivative thereof and PPI-2458.

Exemplary non-limiting bisphosphonates include etridonic acid, clodronicacid, tiludronic acid, pamidronic acid, alendronic acid, ibandronicacid, risedronic acid, and zoledronic acid.

Exemplary non-limiting antiproliferative antibodies include trastuzumab,trastuzumab-DM1, cetuximab, bevacizumab, rituximab, PR064553, and 2C4.The term “antibody” includes intact monoclonal antibodies, polyclonalantibodies, multispecific antibodies formed from at least two intactantibodies, and antibody fragments, so long as they exhibit the desiredbiological activity.

Exemplary non-limiting heparanase inhibitors include compounds thattarget, decrease, or inhibit heparin sulfate degradation, such as PI-88and OGT2115.

The term “an inhibitor of Ras oncogenic isoforms,” such as H-Ras, K-Ras,or N-Ras, as used herein refers to a compound which targets, decreases,or inhibits the oncogenic activity of Ras, for example, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, such as L-744832, DK8G557, tipifarnib, andlonafarnib.

Exemplary non-limiting telomerase inhibitors include compounds thattarget, decrease, or inhibit the activity of telomerase, such ascompounds that inhibit the telomerase receptor, such as telomestatin.

Exemplary non-limiting proteasome inhibitors include compounds thattarget, decrease, or inhibit the activity of the proteasome including,but not limited to, bortezomid.

The phrase “compounds used in the treatment of hematologic malignancies”as used herein includes FMS-like tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which arecompounds targeting, decreasing or inhibiting the activity of FMS-liketyrosine kinase receptors (Flt-3R); interferon,I-β-D-arabinofuransylcytosine (ara-c), and bisulfan; and ALK inhibitors,which are compounds which target, decrease, or inhibit anaplasticlymphoma kinase.

Exemplary non-limiting Flt-3 inhibitors include PKC412, midostaurin, astaurosporine derivative, SU11248, and MLN518.

Exemplary non-limiting HSP90 inhibitors include compounds targeting,decreasing, or inhibiting the intrinsic ATPase activity of HSP90; ordegrading, targeting, decreasing or inhibiting the HSP90 client proteinsvia the ubiquitin proteosome pathway. Compounds targeting, decreasing orinhibiting the intrinsic ATPase activity of HSP90 are especiallycompounds, proteins, or antibodies that inhibit the ATPase activity ofHSP90, such as 17-allylamino,17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17AAG), ageldanamycin derivative; other geldanamycin related compounds; radicicoland HDAC inhibitors.

The phrase “a compound targeting/decreasing a protein or lipid kinaseactivity; or a protein or lipid phosphatase activity; or any furtheranti-angiogenic compound” as used herein includes a protein tyrosinekinase and/or serine and/or threonine kinase inhibitor or lipid kinaseinhibitor, such as a) a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibitingthe activity of the platelet-derived growth factor-receptors (PDGFR),such as a compound that targets, decreases, or inhibits the activity ofPDGFR, such as an N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivatives, such asimatinib, SUlO1, SU6668, and GFB-111; b) a compound targeting,decreasing, or inhibiting the activity of the fibroblast growthfactor-receptors (FGFR); c) a compound targeting, decreasing, orinhibiting the activity of the insulin-like growth factor receptor I(IGF-IR), such as a compound that targets, decreases, or inhibits theactivity of IGF-IR; d) a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibitingthe activity of the Trk receptor tyrosine kinase family, or ephrin B4inhibitors; e) a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibiting theactivity of the Axl receptor tyrosine kinase family; f) a compoundtargeting, decreasing, or inhibiting the activity of the Ret receptortyrosine kinase; g) a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibiting theactivity of the Kit/SCFR receptor tyrosine kinase, such as imatinib; h)a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibiting the activity of thec-Kit receptor tyrosine kinases, such as imatinib; i) a compoundtargeting, decreasing, or inhibiting the activity of members of thec-Abl family, their gene-fusion products (e.g. Bcr-Abl kinase) andmutants, such as an N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivative, such asimatinib or nilotinib; PD180970; AG957; NSC 680410; PD173955; ordasatinib; j) a compound targeting, decreasing, or inhibiting theactivity of members of the protein kinase C (PKC) and Raf family ofserine/threonine kinases, members of the MEK, SRC, JAK, FAK, PDK1,PKB/Akt, and Ras/MAPK family members, and/or members of thecycin-dependent kinase family (CDK), such as a staurosporine derivativedisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,330, such as midostaurin; examples offurther compounds include UCN-01, safingol, BAY 43-9006, bryostatin 1,perifosine; ilmofosine; RO 318220 and RO 320432; GO 6976; Isis 3521;LY333531/LY379196; a isochinoline compound; a farnesyl transferaseinhibitor; PD184352 or QAN697, or AT7519; k) a compound targeting,decreasing or inhibiting the activity of a protein-tyrosine kinase, suchas imatinib mesylate or a tyrphostin, such as Tyrphostin A23/RG-50810;AG 99; Tyrphostin AG 213; Tyrphostin AG 1748; Tyrphostin AG 490;Tyrphostin B44; Tyrphostin B44 (+) enantiomer; Tyrphostin AG 555; AG494; Tyrphostin AG 556, AG957 and adaphostin(4-{[(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]amino}-benzoic acid adamantyl ester;NSC 680410, adaphostin); 1) a compound targeting, decreasing, orinhibiting the activity of the epidermal growth factor family ofreceptor tyrosine kinases (EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, ErbB4 as homo- orheterodimers) and their mutants, such as CP 358774, ZD 1839, ZM 105180;trastuzumab, cetuximab, gefitinib, erlotinib, OSI-774, Cl-1033, EKB-569,GW-2016, antibodies E1.1, E2.4, E2.5, E6.2, E6.4, E2.11, E6.3 andE7.6.3, and 7H-pyrrolo-[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives; and m) a compoundtargeting, decreasing, or inhibiting the activity of the c-Met receptor.

Exemplary compounds that target, decrease, or inhibit the activity of aprotein or lipid phosphatase include inhibitors of phosphatase 1,phosphatase 2A, or CDCl25, such as okadaic acid or a derivative thereof.

Further anti-angiogenic compounds include compounds having anothermechanism for their activity unrelated to protein or lipid kinaseinhibition, e.g., thalidomide and TNP-470.

Additional, non-limiting, exemplary chemotherapeutic compounds, one ormore of which may be used in combination with a Compound of theDisclosure include: daunorubicin, adriamycin, Ara-C, VP-16, teniposide,mitoxantrone, idarubicin, carboplatinum, PKC412, 6-mercaptopurine(6-MP), fludarabine phosphate, octreotide, SOM230, FTY720,6-thioguanine, cladribine, 6-mercaptopurine, pentostatin, hydroxyurea,2-hydroxy-1H-isoindole-1,3-dione derivatives,1-(4-chloroanilino)-4-(4-pyridylmethyl)phthalazine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof,1-(4-chloroanilino)-4-(4-pyridylmethyl)phthalazine succinate,angiostatin, endostatin, anthranilic acid amides, ZD4190, ZD6474,SU5416, SU6668, bevacizumab, rhuMAb, rhuFab, macugon; FLT-4 inhibitors,FLT-3 inhibitors, VEGFR-2 IgGI antibody, RPI 4610, bevacizumab, porfimersodium, anecortave, triamcinolone, hydrocortisone, 11-a-epihydrocotisol,cortex olone, 17a-hydroxyprogesterone, corticosterone,desoxycorticosterone, testosterone, estrone, dexamethasone,fluocinolone, a plant alkaloid, a hormonal compound and/or antagonist, abiological response modifier, such as a lymphokine or interferon, anantisense oligonucleotide or oligonucleotide derivative, shRNA, andsiRNA.

Other examples of second therapeutic agents, one or more of which aCompound of the Disclosure also can be combined, include, but are notlimited to: a treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, such as donepezil andrivastigmine; a treatment for Parkinson's Disease, such asL-DOPA/carbidopa, entacapone, ropinrole, pramipexole, bromocriptine,pergolide, trihexephendyl, and amantadine; an agent for treatingmultiple sclerosis (MS) such as beta interferon (e.g., AVONEX® andREBIF®), glatiramer acetate, and mitoxantrone; a treatment for asthma,such as albuterol and montelukast; an agent for treating schizophrenia,such as zyprexa, risperdal, seroquel, and haloperidol; ananti-inflammatory agent, such as a corticosteroid, a TNF blocker, IL-1RA, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, and sulfasalazine; animmunomodulatory agent, including immunosuppressive agents, such ascyclosporin, tacrolimus, rapamycin, mycophenolate mofetil, aninterferon, a corticosteroid, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, andsulfasalazine; a neurotrophic factor, such as an acetylcholinesteraseinhibitor, an MAO inhibitor, an interferon, an anti-convulsant, an ionchannel blocker, riluzole, or an anti-Parkinson's agent; an agent fortreating cardiovascular disease, such as a beta-blocker, an ACEinhibitor, a diuretic, a nitrate, a calcium channel blocker, or astatin; an agent for treating liver disease, such as a corticosteroid,cholestyramine, an interferon, and an anti-viral agent; an agent fortreating blood disorders, such as a corticosteroid, an anti-leukemicagent, or a growth factor; or an agent for treating immunodeficiencydisorders, such as gamma globulin.

The above-mentioned second therapeutically active agents, one or more ofwhich can be used in combination with a Compound of the Disclosure, areprepared and administered as described in the art.

Compounds of the Disclosure typically are administered in admixture witha pharmaceutical carrier selected with regard to the intended route ofadministration and standard pharmaceutical practice. Pharmaceuticalcompositions for use in accordance with the present disclosure areformulated in a conventional manner using one or more physiologicallyacceptable carriers comprising excipients and/or auxiliaries thatfacilitate processing of Compound of the Disclosure. In one embodiment,the disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising aCompound of the Disclosure and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

These pharmaceutical compositions can be manufactured, for example, byconventional mixing, dissolving, granulating, dragee-making,emulsifying, encapsulating, entrapping, or lyophilizing processes.Proper formulation is dependent upon the route of administration chosen.When a therapeutically effective amount of the Compound of theDisclosure is administered orally, the composition typically is in theform of a tablet, capsule, powder, solution, or elixir. Whenadministered in tablet form, the composition additionally can contain asolid carrier, such as a gelatin or an adjuvant. The tablet, capsule,and powder contain about 0.01% to about 95%, e.g., from about 1% toabout 50%, of a Compound of the Disclosure. When administered in liquidform, a liquid carrier, such as water, petroleum, or oils of animal orplant origin, can be added. The liquid form of the composition canfurther contain physiological saline solution, dextrose or othersaccharide solutions, or glycols. When administered in liquid form, thecomposition contains about 0.1% to about 90%, e.g., about 1% to about50%, by weight, of a Compound of the Disclosure.

When a therapeutically effective amount of a Compound of the Disclosureis administered by intravenous, cutaneous, or subcutaneous injection,the composition is in the form of a pyrogen-free, parenterallyacceptable aqueous solution. The preparation of such parenterallyacceptable solutions, having due regard to pH, isotonicity, stability,and the like, is within the skill in the art. A composition forintravenous, cutaneous, or subcutaneous injection typically contains anisotonic vehicle.

Compounds of the Disclosure can be readily combined withpharmaceutically acceptable carriers well-known in the art. In oneembodiment, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Compound of theDisclosure, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof,and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, is provided. Standardpharmaceutical carriers are described in Remington's PharmaceuticalSciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., 19th ed. 1995. Such carriersenable the active agents to be formulated as tablets, pills, dragees,capsules, liquids, gels, syrups, slurries, suspensions and the like, fororal ingestion by a patient to be treated. Pharmaceutical preparationsfor oral use can be obtained by adding the Compound of the Disclosure toa solid excipient, optionally grinding the resulting mixture, andprocessing the mixture of granules, after adding suitable auxiliaries,if desired, to obtain tablets or dragee cores. Suitable excipientsinclude, for example, fillers and cellulose preparations. If desired,disintegrating agents can be added.

Compound of the Disclosure can be formulated for parenteraladministration by injection, e.g., by bolus injection or continuousinfusion. Formulations for injection can be presented in unit dosageform, e.g., in ampules or in multidose containers, with an addedpreservative. The compositions can take such forms as suspensions,solutions, or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and can containformulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing, and/or dispersingagents.

Pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral administration includeaqueous solutions of the active agent in water-soluble form.Additionally, suspensions of a Compound of the Disclosure can beprepared as appropriate oily injection suspensions. Suitable lipophilicsolvents or vehicles include fatty oils or synthetic fatty acid esters.Aqueous injection suspensions can contain substances which increase theviscosity of the suspension. Optionally, the suspension also can containsuitable stabilizers or agents that increase the solubility of thecompounds and allow for the preparation of highly concentratedsolutions. Alternatively, a present composition can be in powder formfor constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g., sterile pyrogen-freewater, before use.

Compounds of the Disclosure also can be formulated in rectalcompositions, such as suppositories or retention enemas, e.g.,containing conventional suppository bases. In addition to theformulations described previously, the Compound of the Disclosure alsocan be formulated as a depot preparation. Such long-acting formulationscan be administered by implantation (for example, subcutaneously orintramuscularly) or by intramuscular injection. Thus, for example, theCompound of the Disclosure can be formulated with suitable polymeric orhydrophobic materials (for example, as an emulsion in an acceptable oil)or ion exchange resins.

In particular, the Compounds of the Disclosure can be administeredorally, buccally, or sublingually in the form of tablets containingexcipients, such as starch or lactose, or in capsules or ovules, eitheralone or in admixture with excipients, or in the form of elixirs orsuspensions containing flavoring or coloring agents. Such liquidpreparations can be prepared with pharmaceutically acceptable additives,such as suspending agents. Compound of the Disclosure also can beinjected parenterally, for example, intravenously, intramuscularly,subcutaneously, or intracoronarily. For parenteral administration, theCompound of the Disclosure are typically used in the form of a sterileaqueous solution which can contain other substances, for example, saltsor monosaccharides, such as mannitol or glucose, to make the solutionisotonic with blood.

In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides kits whichcomprise a Compound of the Disclosure (or a composition comprising aCompound of the Disclosure) packaged in a manner that facilitates theiruse to practice methods of the present disclosure. In one embodiment,the kit includes a Compound of the Disclosure (or a compositioncomprising a Compound of the Disclosure) packaged in a container, suchas a sealed bottle or vessel, with a label affixed to the container orincluded in the kit that describes use of the compound or composition topractice the method of the disclosure. In one embodiment, the compoundor composition is packaged in a unit dosage form. The kit further caninclude a device suitable for administering the composition according tothe intended route of administration.

The term “a disease or condition wherein inhibition of the WDR5-bindingpartner protein-protein interaction provides a benefit” pertains to adisease or condition in which WDR5 and/or it binding partner, e.g., MLL,is important or necessary, e.g., for the onset, progress, expression ofthat disease or condition, or a disease or a condition which is known tobe treated by an inhibitor of the WDR5-binding partner protein-proteininteraction. Examples of such conditions include, but are not limitedto, a cancer, a chronic autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease, aproliferative disease, sepsis, and a viral infection. One of ordinaryskill in the art is readily able to determine whether a compound treatsa disease or condition mediated by a inhibitor of the WDR5-bindingpartner protein-protein interaction for any particular cell type, forexample, by assays which conveniently can be used to assess the activityof particular compounds.

The term “second therapeutic agent” refers to a therapeutic agentdifferent from a Compound of the Disclosure and that is known to treatthe disease or condition of interest. For example when a cancer is thedisease or condition of interest, the second therapeutic agent can be aknown chemotherapeutic drug, like taxol, or radiation, for example.

The term “disease” or “condition” denotes disturbances and/or anomaliesthat as a rule are regarded as being pathological conditions orfunctions, and that can manifest themselves in the form of particularsigns, symptoms, and/or malfunctions. As demonstrated below, Compoundsof the Disclosure are inhibitors of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction, e.g., the WDR5-MLL protein-proteininteraction, and can be used in treating or preventing diseases andconditions wherein inhibition of the WDR5-binding partnerprotein-protein interaction provides a benefit.

As used herein, the terms “treat,” “treating,” “treatment,” and the likerefer to eliminating, reducing, or ameliorating a disease or condition,and/or symptoms associated therewith. Although not precluded, treating adisease or condition does not require that the disease, condition, orsymptoms associated therewith be completely eliminated. The term “treat”and synonyms contemplate administering a therapeutically effectiveamount of a Compound of the Disclosure to a subject in need of suchtreatment. The treatment can be orientated symptomatically, for example,to suppress symptoms. It can be effected over a short period, beoriented over a medium term, or can be a long-term treatment, forexample within the context of a maintenance therapy.

As used herein, the terms “prevent,” “preventing,” and “prevention”refer to a method of preventing the onset of a disease or conditionand/or its attendant symptoms or barring a subject from acquiring adisease. As used herein, “prevent,” “preventing,” and “prevention” alsoinclude delaying the onset of a disease and/or its attendant symptomsand reducing a subject's risk of acquiring a disease. The terms“prevent,” “preventing” and “prevention” may include “prophylactictreatment,” which refers to reducing the probability of redeveloping adisease or condition, or of a recurrence of a previously-controlleddisease or condition, in a subject who does not have, but is at risk ofor is susceptible to, redeveloping a disease or condition or arecurrence of the disease or condition.

The term “therapeutically effective amount” or “effective dose” as usedherein refers to an amount of the active ingredient(s) that is(are)sufficient, when administered by a method of the disclosure, toefficaciously deliver the active ingredient(s) for the treatment ofcondition or disease of interest to a subject in need thereof. In thecase of a cancer or other proliferation disorder, the therapeuticallyeffective amount of the agent may reduce (i.e., retard to some extent orstop) unwanted cellular proliferation; reduce the number of cancercells; reduce the tumor size; inhibit (i.e., retard to some extent orstop) cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs; inhibit (i.e.,retard to some extent or stop) tumor metastasis; inhibit, to someextent, tumor growth; and/or relieve, to some extent, one or more of thesymptoms associated with the cancer. To the extent the administeredcompound or composition prevents growth and/or kills existing cancercells, it may be cytostatic and/or cytotoxic.

The term “container” means any receptacle and closure therefore suitablefor storing, shipping, dispensing, and/or handling a pharmaceuticalproduct.

The term “insert” means information accompanying a pharmaceuticalproduct that provides a description of how to administer the product,along with the safety and efficacy data required to allow the physician,pharmacist, and patient to make an informed decision regarding use ofthe product. The package insert generally is regarded as the “label” fora pharmaceuticalproduct.

“Concurrent administration,” “administered in combination,”“simultaneous administration,” and similar phrases mean that two or moreagents are administered concurrently to the subject being treated. By“concurrently,” it is meant that each agent is administered eithersimultaneously or sequentially in any order at different points in time.However, if not administered simultaneously, it is meant that they areadministered to a subject in a sequence and sufficiently close in timeso as to provide the desired therapeutic effect and can act in concert.For example, a Compound of the Disclosure can be administered at thesame time or sequentially in any order at different points in time as asecond therapeutic agent. A Compound of the Disclosure and the secondtherapeutic agent can be administered separately, in any appropriateform and by any suitable route. When a Compound of the Disclosure andthe second therapeutic agent are not administered concurrently, it isunderstood that they can be administered in any order to a subject inneed thereof. For example, a Compound of the Disclosure can beadministered prior to (e.g., 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48hours, 72 hours, 96 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6weeks, 8 weeks, or 12 weeks before), concomitantly with, or subsequentto (e.g., 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, 2hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or12 weeks after) the administration of a second therapeutic agenttreatment modality (e.g., radiotherapy), to a subject in need thereof.In various embodiments, a Compound of the Disclosure and the secondtherapeutic agent are administered 1 minute apart, 10 minutes apart, 30minutes apart, less than 1 hour apart, 1 hour apart, 1 hour to 2 hoursapart, 2 hours to 3 hours apart, 3 hours to 4 hours apart, 4 hours to 5hours apart, 5 hours to 6 hours apart, 6 hours to 7 hours apart, 7 hoursto 8 hours apart, 8 hours to 9 hours apart, 9 hours to 10 hours apart,10 hours to 11 hours apart, 11 hours to 12 hours apart, no more than 24hours apart or no more than 48 hours apart. In one embodiment, thecomponents of the combination therapies are administered at about 1minute to about 24 hours apart.

The use of the terms “a”, “an”, “the”, and similar referents in thecontext of describing the disclosure (especially in the context of theclaims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural,unless otherwise indicated. Recitation of ranges of values herein merelyare intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually toeach separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicatedherein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specificationas if it were individually recited herein. The use of any and allexamples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein, isintended to better illustrate the disclosure and is not a limitation onthe scope of the disclosure unless otherwise claimed. No language in thespecification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed elementas essential to the practice of the disclosure.

In the present disclosure, the term “binding partners” refers tooligomers, polymers, proteins, and related compounds that interact with,e.g., bind, with the arginine binding site of WDR5.

In the present disclosure, the term “halo” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to —Cl, —F, —Br, or —I.

In the present disclosure, the term “nitro” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to —NO₂.

In the present disclosure, the term “cyano” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to —CN.

In the present disclosure, the term “hydroxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to —OH.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkyl” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to unsubstituted straight- or branched-chainaliphatic hydrocarbons containing from one to twelve carbon atoms, i.e.,C₁₋₁₂ alkyl, or the number of carbon atoms designated, e.g., a C₁ alkylsuch as methyl, a C₂ alkyl such as ethyl, a C₃ alkyl such as propyl orisopropyl, a C₁₋₃ alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, or isopropyl, andso on. In one embodiment, the alkyl is a C₁₋₁₀ alkyl. In anotherembodiment, the alkyl is a C₁₋₆ alkyl. In another embodiment, the alkylis a C₁₋₄ alkyl. In another embodiment, the alkyl is a straight chainC₁₋₁₀ alkyl. In another embodiment, the alkyl is a branched chain C₃₋₁₀alkyl. In another embodiment, the alkyl is a straight chain C₁₋₆ alkyl.In another embodiment, the alkyl is a branched chain C₃₋₆ alkyl. Inanother embodiment, the alkyl is a straight chain C₁₋₄ alkyl. In anotherembodiment, the alkyl is a branched chain C₃₋₄ alkyl. In anotherembodiment, the alkyl is a straight or branched chain C₃₋₄ alkyl.Non-limiting exemplary C₁₋₁₀ alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl,isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, iso-butyl, 3-pentyl, hexyl,heptyl, octyl, nonyl, and decyl. Non-limiting exemplary C₁₋₄ alkylgroups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl,tert-butyl, and iso-butyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted alkyl” asused by itself or as part of another group means that the alkyl asdefined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one, two, orthree substituents independently selected from the group consisting ofnitro, haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, sulfonamido,alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy,carboxyalkyl, and cycloalkyl. In one embodiment, the optionallysubstituted alkyl is substituted with two substituents. In anotherembodiment, the optionally substituted alkyl is substituted with onesubstituent. Non-limiting exemplary optionally substituted alkyl groupsinclude —CH₂CH₂NO₂, —CH₂SO₂CH₃ CH₂CH₂CO₂H, —CH₂CH₂SO₂CH₃, —CH₂CH₂COPh,and —CH₂C₆H₁₁.

In the present disclosure, the term “cycloalkyl” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to saturated and partially unsaturated(containing one or two double bonds) cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbonscontaining one, two, or three rings having from three to twelve carbonatoms, i.e., C₃₋₁₂ cycloalkyl, or the number of carbons designated. Inone embodiment, the cycloalkyl group has two rings. In one embodiment,the cycloalkyl group has one ring. In another embodiment, the cycloalkylgroup is a C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl group. In another embodiment, the cycloalkylgroup is a C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl group. Non-limiting exemplary cycloalkylgroups include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, norbornyl, decalin, adamantyl, cyclohexenyl,cyclopentenyl, and cyclohexenyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted cycloalkyl”as used by itself or as part of another group means that the cycloalkylas defined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one, two,or three substituents independently selected from the group consistingof from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl,alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido, carboxamido,sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl,carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substitutedheteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclo, alkoxyalkyl,(amino)alkyl, (carboxamido)alkyl, mercaptoalkyl, and (heterocyclo)alkyl.In one embodiment, the optionally substituted cycloalkyl is substitutedwith two substituents. In another embodiment, the optionally substitutedcycloalkyl is substituted with one substituent.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkenyl” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an alkyl group as defined abovecontaining one, two, or three carbon-to-carbon double bonds. In oneembodiment, the alkenyl group is a C₂₋₆ alkenyl group. In anotherembodiment, the alkenyl group is a C₂₋₄ alkenyl group. Non-limitingexemplary alkenyl groups include ethenyl, propenyl, isopropenyl,butenyl, sec-butenyl, pentenyl, and hexenyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted alkenyl” asused herein by itself or as part of another group means the alkenyl asdefined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one, two orthree substituents independently selected from the group consisting ofhalo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido,carboxamido, sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl,alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,and optionally substituted heterocyclo.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkynyl” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an alkyl group as defined abovecontaining one, two, or three carbon-to-carbon triple bonds. In oneembodiment, the alkynyl has one carbon-to-carbon triple bond. In oneembodiment, the alkynyl group is a C₂₋₆ alkynyl group. In anotherembodiment, the alkynyl group is a C₂₋₄ alkynyl group. Non-limitingexemplary alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, 2-butynyl,pentynyl, and hexynyl groups.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted alkynyl” asused herein by itself or as part of another group means the alkynyl asdefined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one, two orthree substituents independently selected from the group consisting ofhalo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido,carboxamido, sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl,alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,and optionally substituted heterocyclo.

In the present disclosure, the term “haloalkyl” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an alkyl group substituted by one ormore fluorine, chlorine, bromine and/or iodine atoms. In one embodiment,the alkyl group is substituted by one, two, or three fluorine and/orchlorine atoms. In another embodiment, the haloalkyl group is a C₁₋₄haloalkyl group. Non-limiting exemplary haloalkyl groups includefluoromethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl,pentafluoroethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl, 2,2-difluoroethyl,2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 4,4,4-trifluorobutyl, andtrichloromethyl groups.

In the present disclosure, the term “hydroxyalkyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to an alkyl group substituted with one,two, or three, hydroxy groups. In one embodiment, the hydroxyalkyl groupis a monohydroxyalkyl group, i.e., substituted with one hydroxy group.In another embodiment, the hydroxyalkyl group is a dihydroxyalkyl group,i.e., substituted with two hydroxy groups.

In another embodiment, the hydroxyalkyl group is a C₁₋₄ hydroxyalkylgroup. Non-limiting exemplary hydroxyalkyl groups include hydroxymethyl,hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and hydroxybutyl groups, such as1-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl, 1,2-dihydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl,3-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxybutyl, 4-hydroxybutyl,2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl, and 1,3-dihydroxyprop-2-yl.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkoxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an optionally substituted alkyl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl oroptionally substituted alkynyl attached to a terminal oxygen atom. Inone embodiment, the alkoxy group is a C₁₋₄ alkoxy group. In anotherembodiment, the alkoxy group is a C₁₋₄ alkyl attached to a terminaloxygen atom, e.g., methoxy, ethoxy, and tert-butoxy.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkylthio” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to a sulfur atom substituted by anoptionally substituted alkyl group. In one embodiment, the alkylthiogroup is a C₁₋₄ alkylthio group. Non-limiting exemplary alkylthio groupsinclude —SCH₃ and —SCH₂CH₃.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkoxyalkyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to an alkyl group substituted with analkoxy group. Non-limiting exemplary alkoxyalkyl groups includemethoxymethyl, methoxyethyl, methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, ethoxymethyl,ethoxyethyl, ethoxypropyl, ethoxybutyl, propoxymethyl,iso-propoxymethyl, propoxyethyl, propoxypropyl, butoxymethyl,tert-butoxymethyl, isobutoxymethyl, sec-butoxymethyl, andpentyloxymethyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “haloalkoxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to a haloalkyl attached to a terminaloxygen atom. Non-limiting exemplary haloalkoxy groups includefluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, and2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy.

In the present disclosure, the term “aryl” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to a monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring systemhaving from six to fourteen carbon atoms, i.e., C₆-C₁₄ aryl, or thenumber of carbon atoms designated. Non-limiting exemplary aryl groupsinclude phenyl (abbreviated as “Ph”), naphthyl, phenanthryl, anthracyl,indenyl, azulenyl, biphenyl, biphenylenyl, and fluorenyl groups. In oneembodiment, the aryl group is phenyl or naphthyl. In another embodiment,the aryl group is phenyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted aryl” asused herein by itself or as part of another group means that the aryl asdefined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one to fivesubstituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo,nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, haloalkyl,hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido,carboxamido, sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl,arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl, optionally substitutedcycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionallysubstituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclo, alkoxyalkyl,(amino)alkyl, (carboxamido)alkyl, mercaptoalkyl, and (heterocyclo)alkyl.

In one embodiment, the optionally substituted aryl is an optionallysubstituted phenyl. In one embodiment, the optionally substituted phenylhas four substituents. In another embodiment, the optionally substitutedphenyl has three substituents. In another embodiment, the optionallysubstituted phenyl has two substituents. In another embodiment, theoptionally substituted phenyl has one substituent. Non-limitingexemplary substituted aryl groups include 2-methylphenyl,2-methoxyphenyl, 2-fluorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2-bromophenyl,3-methylphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 3-chlorophenyl,4-methylphenyl, 4-ethylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-fluorophenyl,4-chlorophenyl, 2,6-di-fluorophenyl, 2,6-di-chlorophenyl, 2-methyl,3-methoxyphenyl, 2-ethyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 3,4-di-methoxyphenyl,3,5-di-fluorophenyl 3,5-di-methylphenyl, 3,5-dimethoxy, 4-methylphenyl,2-fluoro-3-chlorophenyl, and 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl. The termoptionally substituted aryl is meant to include groups having fusedoptionally substituted cycloalkyl and fused optionally substitutedheterocyclo rings. Non-limiting examples include:

In the present disclosure, the term “aryloxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an optionally substituted aryl attachedto a terminal oxygen atom. A non-limiting exemplary aryloxy group isPhO—.

In the present disclosure, the term “aralkyloxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to an aralkyl group attached to a terminaloxygen atom. A non-limiting exemplary aralkyloxy group is PhCH₂O—.

In the present disclosure, the term “heteroaryl” or “heteroaromatic”refers to monocyclic and bicyclic aromatic ring systems having 5 to 14ring atoms, i.e., a 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl, wherein at least onecarbon atom of one of the rings is replaced with a heteroatomindependently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen andsulfur. In one embodiment, the heteroaryl contains 1, 2, 3, or 4heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen,nitrogen and sulfur. In one embodiment, the heteroaryl has threeheteroatoms. In another embodiment, the heteroaryl has two heteroatoms.In another embodiment, the heteroaryl has one heteroatom. Non-limitingexemplary heteroaryl groups include thienyl, benzo[b]thienyl,naphtho[2,3-b]thienyl, thianthrenyl, furyl, benzofuryl, pyranyl,isobenzofuranyl, benzooxazonyl, chromenyl, xanthenyl, 2H-pyrrolyl,pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl,pyridazinyl, isoindolyl, 3H-indolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, purinyl,isoquinolyl, quinolyl, phthalazinyl, naphthyridinyl, cinnolinyl,quinazolinyl, pteridinyl, 4aH-carbazolyl, carbazolyl, β-carbolinyl,phenanthridinyl, acridinyl, pyrimidinyl, phenanthrolinyl, phenazinyl,thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, phenothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, furazanyl, andphenoxazinyl. In one embodiment, the heteroaryl is thienyl (e.g.,thien-2-yl and thien-3-yl), furyl (e.g., 2-furyl and 3-furyl), pyrrolyl(e.g., 1H-pyrrol-2-yl and 1H-pyrrol-3-yl), imidazolyl (e.g.,2H-imidazol-2-yl and 2H-imidazol-4-yl), pyrazolyl (e.g.,1H-pyrazol-3-yl, 1H-pyrazol-4-yl, and 1H-pyrazol-5-yl), pyridyl (e.g.,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, and pyridin-4-yl), pyrimidinyl (e.g.,pyrimidin-2-yl, pyrimidin-4-yl, and pyrimidin-5-yl), thiazolyl (e.g.,thiazol-2-yl, thiazol-4-yl, and thiazol-5-yl), isothiazolyl (e.g.,isothiazol-3-yl, isothiazol-4-yl, and isothiazol-5-yl), oxazolyl (e.g.,oxazol-2-yl, oxazol-4-yl, and oxazol-5-yl), isoxazolyl (e.g.,isoxazol-3-yl, isoxazol-4-yl, and isoxazol-5-yl), or indazolyl (e.g.,1H-indazol-3-yl). The term “heteroaryl” is also meant to includepossible N-oxides. A non-limiting exemplary N-oxide is pyridyl N-oxide.The heteroaryl can be attached to the remained of the molecule throughany available carbon or nitrogen atom.

In one embodiment, the heteroaryl is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl. Inone embodiment, the heteroaryl is a 5-membered heteroaryl, i.e., theheteroaryl is a monocyclic aromatic ring system having 5 ring atomswherein at least one carbon atom of the ring is replaced with aheteroatom independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.Non-limiting exemplary 5-membered heteroaryl groups include thienyl,furyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl,isothiazolyl, and isoxazolyl.

In another embodiment, the heteroaryl is a 6-membered heteroaryl, e.g.,the heteroaryl is a monocyclic aromatic ring system having 6 ring atomswherein at least one carbon atom of the ring is replaced with a nitrogenatom. Non-limiting exemplary 6-membered heteroaryl groups includepyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, and pyridazinyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted heteroaryl”as used by itself or as part of another group means that the heteroarylas defined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one to foursubstituents, e.g., one or two substituents, independently selected fromthe group consisting of halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, alkylamino,dialkylamino, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, aryloxy,aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido, carboxamido, sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl,arylcarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionallysubstituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionallysubstituted heterocyclo, alkoxyalkyl, (amino)alkyl, (carboxamido)alkyl,mercaptoalkyl, and (heterocyclo)alkyl. In one embodiment, the optionallysubstituted heteroaryl has one substituent. Any available carbon ornitrogen atom can be substituted.

The term optionally substituted heteroaryl is also meant to includegroups having fused optionally substituted cycloalkyl and fusedoptionally substituted heterocyclo rings. Non-limiting examples include:

In another embodiment, the heteroaryl is an optionally substituted 9- to14-membered bicyclic aromatic ring system, wherein at least one carbonatom of one of the rings is replaced with a heteroatom independentlyselected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur.Non-limiting exemplary 9- to 14-membered bicyclic aromatic ring systemsinclude:

In the present disclosure, the term “heterocycle” or “heterocyclo” asused by itself or as part of another group refers to saturated andpartially unsaturated (e.g., containing one or two double bonds) cyclicgroups containing one, two, or three rings having from three to fourteenring members, i.e., a 3- to 14-membered heterocyclo, wherein at leastone carbon atom of one of the rings is replaced with a heteroatom. Inone embodiment, the heterocyclo is a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclo. Eachheteroatom is independently selected from the group consisting ofoxygen, sulfur, including sulfoxide and sulfone, and/or nitrogen atoms,which can be oxidized or quaternized. The term “heterocyclo” is meant toinclude groups wherein a ring —CH₂— is replaced with a —C(═O)—, forexample, cyclic ureido groups such as 2-imidazolidinone and cyclic amidegroups such as β-lactam, γ-lactam, δ-lactam, ε-lactam, andpiperazin-2-one. The term “heterocyclo” is also meant to include groupshaving fused optionally substituted aryl groups, e.g., indolinyl,chroman-4-yl. In one embodiment, the heterocyclo group is a 5- or6-membered cyclic group containing one ring and one or two oxygen and/ornitrogen atoms. The heterocyclo can be optionally linked to the rest ofthe molecule through any available carbon or nitrogen atom. Non-limitingexemplary heterocyclo groups include dioxanyl, tetrahydropyranyl,2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl, piperazin-2-one, piperazine-2,6-dione,2-imidazolidinone, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl,and indolinyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “optionally substituted heterocyclo”as used herein by itself or part of another group means the heterocycloas defined above is either unsubstituted or substituted with one to foursubstituents independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy,amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy,haloalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, amido, carboxamido,sulfonamido, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, CF₃C(═O)—, arylcarbonyl,alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkyl, optionallysubstituted cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclo,alkoxyalkyl, (amino)alkyl, (carboxamido)alkyl, mercaptoalkyl, or(heterocyclo)alkyl. Substitution may occur on any available carbon ornitrogen atom, or both. Non-limiting exemplary optionally substitutedheterocyclo groups include:

In the present disclosure, the term “amino” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to a radical of the formula —NR^(30a)R^(30b),wherein R^(30a) and R^(30b) are independently hydrogen, alkyl,hydroxyalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substitutedaryl, optionally substituted heterocyclo, or optionally substitutedheteroaryl, or R^(30a) and R^(30b) a taken together to form a 3- to8-membered optionally substituted heterocyclo. In one embodiment,R^(30a) and R^(30b) are independently hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl.Non-limiting exemplary amino groups include —NH₂ and —N(H)(CH₃).

In the present disclosure, the term “(amino)alkyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to an alkyl group substituted with anamino group. In one embodiment, the (amino)alkyl is a C₁₋₆ alkylsubstituted with an amino group, i.e., an (amino)C₁₋₆ alkyl. In anotherembodiment, the (amino)alkyl is an (amino)C₁₋₄ alkyl. Non-limitingexemplary (amino)alkyl groups include —CH₂CH₂NH₂, —CH₂CH₂N(H)CH₃,—CH₂CH₂N(CH₃)₂, and —CH₂N(H)cyclopropyl.

In the present disclosure, the term “carboxamido” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a radical of formula—C(═O)NR^(31a)R^(31b), wherein R^(31a) and R^(31b) are eachindependently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl,optionally substituted heterocyclo, or optionally substitutedheteroaryl, or R^(31a) and R^(31b) taken together with the nitrogen towhich they are attached form a 3- to 8-membered optionally substitutedheterocyclo group. In one embodiment, R^(31a) and R^(31b) are eachindependently hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl. In oneembodiment, R^(31a) and R^(31b) are taken together to taken togetherwith the nitrogen to which they are attached form a 3- to 8-memberedoptionally substituted heterocyclo group. Non-limiting exemplarycarboxamido groups include —CONH₂, —CON(H)CH₃, —CON(CH₃)₂, and—CON(H)Ph.

In the present disclosure, the term “amido” as used by itself or as partof another group refers to a radical of formula —N(R^(32a))C(═O)R^(32b),wherein R^(32a) is hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl; and R^(32b) is C₁₋₆ alkyl,optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, C₁₋₄alkoxy, or amino. In one embodiment, R^(32a) is hydrogen. In anotherembodiment, R^(32b) is C₁₋₄ alkyl, C₁₋₄ alkoxy, or amino. Non-limitingexemplary amido groups include —N(H)C(═O)CH₃, —N(H)C(═O)OCH₃, and—N(H)C(═O)N(H)CH₃.

In the present disclosure, the term “sulfonamido” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a radical of the formula—SO₂NR^(8a)R^(8b), wherein R^(8a) and R^(8b) are each independentlyhydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl,or R^(8a) and R^(8b) taken together with the nitrogen to which they areattached from a 3- to 8-membered heterocyclo group. Non-limitingexemplary sulfonamido groups include —SO₂NH₂, —SO₂N(H)CH₃, and—SO₂N(H)Ph.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkylcarbonyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a carbonyl group, i.e., —C(═O)—,substituted by an alkyl group. A non-limiting exemplary alkylcarbonylgroup is —COCH₃.

In the present disclosure, the term “arylcarbonyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a carbonyl group, i.e., —C(═O)—,substituted by an optionally substituted aryl group. A non-limitingexemplary arylcarbonyl group is —COPh.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkoxycarbonyl” as used by itselfor as part of another group refers to a carbonyl group, i.e., —C(═O)—,substituted by an alkoxy group. Non-limiting exemplary alkoxycarbonylgroups include —C(═O)OMe, —C(═O)OEt, and —C(═O)OtBu.

In the present disclosure, the term “alkylsulfonyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a sulfonyl group, i.e., —SO₂—,substituted by any of the above-mentioned optionally substituted alkylgroups. A non-limiting exemplary alkylsulfonyl group is —SO₂CH₃.

In the present disclosure, the term “arylsulfonyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to a sulfonyl group, i.e., —SO₂—,substituted by any of the above-mentioned optionally substituted arylgroups. A non-limiting exemplary arylsulfonyl group is —SO₂Ph.

In the present disclosure, the term “mercaptoalkyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to any of the above-mentioned alkylgroups substituted by a —SH group.

In the present disclosure, the term “carboxy” as used by itself or aspart of another group refers to a radical of the formula —COOH.

In the present disclosure, the term “carboxyalkyl” as used by itself oras part of another group refers to any of the above-mentioned alkylgroups substituted with a —COOH. A non-limiting exemplary carboxyalkylgroup is —CH₂CO₂H.

In the present disclosure, the terms “aralkyl” or “arylalkyl” as used bythemselves or as part of another group refers to an alkyl groupsubstituted with one, two, or three optionally substituted aryl groups.In one embodiment, the optionally substituted aralkyl group is a C₁₋₄alkyl substituted with one optionally substituted aryl group. In oneembodiment, the optionally substituted aralkyl group is a C₁ or C₂ alkylsubstituted with one optionally substituted aryl group. In oneembodiment, the optionally substituted aralkyl group is a C₁ or C₂ alkylsubstituted with one optionally substituted phenyl group. Non-limitingexemplary optionally substituted aralkyl groups include benzyl,phenethyl, —CHPh₂, —CH₂(4-F-Ph), —CH—₂(4-Me-Ph), —CH₂(4-CF₃-Ph), and—CH(4-F-Ph)₂.

In the present disclosure, the term “(cycloalkyl)alkyl,” as used byitself or as part of another group refers to an alkyl substituted withan optionally substituted cycloalkyl. In one embodiment, the(cycloalkyl)alkyl, is a “(C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl)C₁₋₄ alkyl,” i.e., a C₁₋₄alkyl substituted with an optionally substituted C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl.Non-limiting exemplary (cycloalkyl)alkyl groups include:

In the present disclosure, the terms “(heterocyclo)alkyl” as used byitself or part of another group refers to an alkyl group substitutedwith one or two optionally substituted heterocyclo groups. In oneembodiment, the (heterocyclo)alkyl is a C₁₋₄ alkyl substituted with oneoptionally substituted heterocyclo group, i.e., a (heterocyclo)C₁₋₄alkyl. In another embodiment, the (heterocyclo)alkyl is a C₁₋₄ alkylsubstituted with one optionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclogroup, i.e., a (4- to 8-membered heterocyclo)C₁₋₄ alkyl. Non-limitingexemplary (heterocyclo)alkyl groups include:

In the present disclosure, the terms “(heteroaryl)alkyl” as used byitself or part of another group refers to an alkyl group substitutedwith one or two optionally substituted heteroaryl groups. In oneembodiment, the (heteroaryl)alkyl is a C₁₋₄ alkyl substituted with oneoptionally substituted heteroaryl group, i.e., a (heteroaryl)C₁₋₄ alkyl.In another embodiment, the (heteroaryl)alkyl is a C₁₋₄ alkyl substitutedwith one optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group, i.e.,a (5- or 6-membered heteroaryl)C₁₋₄ alkyl. Non-limiting exemplary(heteroaryl)alkyl groups include:

EXAMPLES General

All the final compounds were characterized with H-NMR, 1³C-NMR (300 MHzor 400 MHz, Bruker), and/or HRMS (ESI+) (Agilent Q-TOF Electrospray).The intermediates were characterized with ¹H-NMR, 1³C-NMR (300 MHz or400 MHz, Bruker) and/or MS (ESI+) (Thermo Scientific LCQ Fleet).Chemical shifts were reported in ppm relative to TMS. D₂O (4.79 ppm),CD₃OD (3.31 ppm), CD₃CN (1.94 ppm) or DMSO-d₆ (2.50 ppm) was used as theinternal standard for H-NMR spectra. D₂O (1,4-dioxane, 66.7 ppm), CD₃OD(49.2 ppm), CD₃CN (1.4 ppm) or DMSO-d₆ (39.5 ppm) was used as internalstandard for 1³C-NMR spectra. The final products were purified on apreparative HPLC (Waters 2545, Quaternary Gradient Module) with aSunFire Prep C18 OBD 5 m 50×100 mm reverse-phase column. The mobilephase was a gradient of solvent A (0.1% Trifluoroacetic acid in water)and solvent B (0.1% Trifluoroacetic acid in CH₃CN) at a flow rate of 60mL/min and 1%/1 min increase of solvent B. All final compounds havepurity≥95% as determined by Waters ACQUITY UPLC using reverse-phasecolumn (SunFire, C18, 5 μm, 4.6×150 mm) and a solvent gradient of A(0.1% of Trifluoroacetic acid in water) and solvent B (0.1% ofTrifluoroacetic acid in CH₃CN). The final compounds were isolated andcharacterized as 2,2,2-trifluoroacetate (TFA) salts unless otherwiseindicated.

Example 1 Competitive Binding Experiments to WDR5 Protein

Binding affinities were tested using a fluorescence polarization (FP)based competitive binding assay described earlier (Karatas et al., J.Med. Chem. 53:5179-5185 (2010)). Briefly, to a 5 μl solution of thetested compound in DMSO, 120 μl of pre-incubated complex solution(N-terminal His-tagged WDR5 protein (residues 24-334), named WDR5Δ23,and 5-FAM labeled tracer) in assay buffer (0.1M Phosphate, 25 mM KCl,0.01% Triton, pH 6.5) was added, giving final concentrations of WDR5Δ23and the tracer to be 4 nM and 0.6 nM, respectively. The plates wereincubated at room temperature on a shaker for 3h, and then the mP valueswere measured using the Tecan Infinite M-1000 plate reader (Tecan U.S.,Research Triangle Park, N.C.). Ki values were calculated using theequation described previously (Nikolovska-Coleska Z., et al., Anal.Biochem, 332:261-273 (2004)). See Table 2.

TABLE 2 Inhibition of Binding Affinity to MLL HMT Cell Growth InhibitionWDR5 Activity IC₅₀ (μM) Cpd. No. Structure IC₅₀ ± SD (nM) K_(i) ± SD(nM) IC₅₀ ± SD (nM) MOLM-13 MV-4-11 HL-60  1

6.2 ± 0.5 0.8 ± 0.1 1.8 ± 0.4 42.8 43.4 >100  4

1.08 ± 0.12 <1 12.6 ± 1.2  0.28 ± 0.02 0.46 ± 0.02 17.4  5

0.90 ± 0.20 <1 12.7 ± 1.5  0.21 ± 0.02 0.25 ± 0.01 8.56 ± 1.14 62

2.0 ± 0.1 <1 477 ± 51  14.3 ± 0.9  35.0 ± 4.4  Not tested 63

2.9 ± 1.4 <1 578 ± 190 64

0.9 ± 0.2 <1 373 ± 44  18.4 ± 6.6  9.8 ± 8.0 >100 65

1.6 ± 0.3 <1 190 ± 33  66

1.6 ± 1.0 <1 138 ± 39  16.2 ± 6.1  5.2 ± 1.1 60.0 ± 19.7 67

1.5 ± 0.9 <1 124 ± 28  68

1.1 ± 0.3 <1 452 ± 55  3.6 ± 0.8 4.3 ± 1.5 >100 69

2.4 ± 0.7 <1 1259 ± 236  31.5 ± 9.8  15.2 ± 2.9  84.8 ± 13.2 70

>10,000 >10,000 >100 >100 >100 71

1190 ± 160  242 ± 33  >10 72

164 ± 26  32.9 ± 5.3  >10 73

298 ± 58  60.3 ± 11.9 >10 74

0.97 ± 0.13 <1 84.8 ± 23.8 1.28 ± 0.01 1.29 46.8 75

2.6 ± 0.2 <1 1527 ± 218  37.6 ± 12.1 15.1 ± 11.8 >100 76

1.0 ± 0.2 <1 216 ± 88  5.6 ± 0.7 3.2 ± 0.4 29.7 ± 11.5 77

1.3 ± 0.2 <1 744 ± 79  21.6 ± 4.8  7.5 ± 3.0 >100

Example 2 In Vitro Cell-Free MLL HMT Functional Assay

Because the WDR5-MLL interaction is required for the MLL complex toachieve robust H3-K4 HMT activity, compounds that target thisinteraction are predicted to effectively inhibit the MLL H3-K4 HMTactivity. Existing MLL HMT functional assays utilize radioactive ³Hlabeled S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM) and thus involve multiple wash andtransfer steps (Karatas et al., J. Med. Chem. 53:5179-5185 (2010)).

To avoid multiple wash and transfer steps, an amplified luminescentproximity homogeneous assay (AlphaLISA) was developed and optimized toevaluate the MLL HMT inhibitory activities of the Compounds of theDisclosure. The assay flow is shown in FIG. 1.

In this assay, recombinant nucleosomes are initially treated with theMLL complex for methylation in the presence of S-Adenosyl methionine(SAM) as cofactor before stopping the reaction with high salt buffer.Then, anti-H3K4Mel/2 antibody, which is covalently linked to acceptorbeads, and biotinylated anti-H3 (C-terminus) antibody were added.Lastly, streptavidin labeled donor beads were added, and the assay platewas imaged with a microplate reader using excitation wavelength of 680nm and emission wavelength of 615 nm.

Different from widely used Homogeneous Time Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF)assays, in which energy transfer can only take place betweendonor-acceptor fluorophores located within approximate 10 nm,short-lived singlet oxygen (¹O₂) generated from AlphaLISA donor beadscan reach the acceptor beads as far as 200 nm away. This extra-longeffective range significantly enhances the versatility of Alpha assays,in which multiple labeled antibodies can be utilized. Such feature isalso particularly useful for HMT functional assays involving large-sizecomponents, such as nucleosomes as substrates, which are 11 nm in size(e.g. mononucleosomes) or much larger (e.g. oligonucleosomes). Histonemethylation assays that use nucleosomes as substrates more closely mimicthe MLL HMT reaction in cells, compared with those that utilize histonepeptide or proteins as substrates. Therefore, a functional AlphaLISA MLLHMT assay using nucleosomes as substrates would be useful to evaluatethese WDR5 inhibitors.

Although no robust MLL HMT AlphaLISA assay has been reported, theacceptor bead conjugated with antibodies which can recognize methylatedH3K4 is commercially available and was used here to develop the MLL HMTAlphaLISA assay. As indicated by the manufacturer and experimentallyconfirmed, this antibody can only recognize mono- and di-methylatedH3K4. The assay conditions were optiminzed to minimize tri-methylationof nucleosomes which would greatly compromise the interactions ofacceptor beads with mono- and di-methylated nucleosomes and therebysignificantly reduce fluorescence intensity detected in the assayyielding a low dynamic range.

The influence of reaction time and concentration of the MLL complex onfluorescence intensity using two different SAM concentrations (FIG. 2)was investigated. At low SAM concentration (300 nM), AlphaLISAfluorescence signals increased with longer reaction time when MLLcomplex concentration was 1-5 nM, kept steady with 10 nM MLL complex,but decreased as early as in 30 minutes with 20 nM of the MLL complex.When SAM concentration was 10-fold higher (3 μM) with which reaction waseven faster, only a slight signal increase was observed when using 5 nMof the MLL complex and significant signal decreasing started at 30minutes with both 10 and 20 nM of the MLL complex. AlphaLISA signaldecrease was observed with higher MLL complex concentrations, longerreaction time, and even more severely with higher SAM concentrations,which is most likely attributed to generation of more tri-methylatednucleosomes.

Inhibitory curves of representative WDR5 inhibitors using the optimizedAlphaLISA MLL HMT functional assay are shown in FIG. 3. This newfunctional assay was able to rank compounds with very high affinities toWDR5 as determined in the FP-based competitive binding assay. The IC₅₀values obtained from the FP-based competitive binding assay was comparedwith those obtained from the AlphaLISA functional assay for all thecompounds included in the present study (FIG. 4). The data showed thatthere is a linear correlation between the IC₅₀ values obtained from WDR5competitive binding assay (y-axis) and MLL HMT functional assay (x-axis)as shown with dashed line. However, compounds with IC₅₀ values of 1-2 nMin the WDR5 competitive binding assay deviate from this linearcorrelation and have IC₅₀ values ranging between 10 and 500 nM in thefunctional assay. This data indicates that the MLL HMT functional assaycan discriminate highly potent WDR5 inhibitors, which is not possiblewith the competitive binding assay.

In terms of the specific MLL HMT AlphaLISA assay conditions, recombinantMLL complex containing human MLL (MLL1) protein (3735-3973) withN-terminal GST tag and MW=53.7 kDa; full length human WDR5 withN-terminal 6×His tag and MW=35 kDa; full length human ASH2L withN-terminal 6×His tag and MW=61 kDa; full length human RbBP5 withN-terminal 6×His-tag and MW=60 kDa, and full length human DPY30 withN-terminal 6×His-tag and MW=12 kDa, and recombinant nucleosomes wereobtained from Activmotif (Carlsbad, Calif.). Anti-Histone H3 Lysine 4(H3K4mel-2) AlphaLISA acceptor beads, AlphaScreen Streptavidin donorbeads and biotinylated anti-H3 (C-terminus) antibody were obtained fromPerkinElmer Life Sciences (Waltham, Mass.). 2.5 μl of compound serialdilutions in assay buffer with 4% DMSO and 5 μl of pentameric MLLcomplex solution were added into a white low volume 384 well microtiterplate which was incubated for 30 minutes with gentle shaking at roomtemperature, followed by adding 2.5 μl of SAM/Nucleosome mixture. Themethylation reaction was performed in 50 mM Tris, pH 8.5 with 1 mM DTTand 0.01% Tween-20 added right before the assay. Final concentrations ofMLL complex, SAM, and nucleosomes were 5 nM, 200 nM, and 3 nM,respectively. Final DMSO in the reaction mixture was 1%. The reactionwas allowed to perform for 120 minutes in dark with gentle shaking atroom temperature. Concentrations of reaction components and times wereadjusted accordingly for assay development experiments. 5 μL of highsalt stopping solution (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4 with 1 M NaCl, 0.1% Tween-20,and 0.3% poly-L-Lysine) was added to stop the methylation reactions for15 minutes. 5 μl of 5× acceptor beads/biotinylated anti-H3 antibodymixture in detection buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4 with 0.3 M NaCl, 0.1%Tween-20, and 0.001% poly-L-Lysine) was added, followed by 1 hourincubation at room temperature to allow full interaction betweenantibodies and methylated nucleosomes. Add 5 μL of 5× streptavidin donorbeads in detection and incubate 30 minutes.

Plates were read on a BMG CLARIOstar microplate reader with anexcitation wavelength of 680 nm and emission wavelength of 615 nm. IC₅₀values of compounds were obtained by fitting the fluorescenceintensities detected at 615 nm vs compound concentrations in a sigmoidaldose-response curve (variable slope) with a non-linear regression, usingGraphpad Prism 6.0 software (Graphpad Software, San Diego, Calif.). SeeTable 2 and Table 3A.

TABLE 3A Binding Affinity to WDR5 Cpd. No. IC₅₀ (nM) K_(i) (nM) 530.8783 <1 84 1.478 <1 5 2.129 <1 12 3.253 <1 17 2.397 <1 88 2.378 <1 891.833 <1 91 3.649 <1 80 2.874 <1 82 2.302 <1 79 0.3195 <1 92 1.865 <1 931.794 <1 94 3.997 <1 98 2.542 <1

The specificity of Cpd. No. 5 was tested against MLL and other SET1family members (MLL2, MLL3, MLL4, SET1a and SET1b) using the previouslypublished HMT assays (Karatas et al., J. Med. Chem. 53:5179-5185(2010)). Cpd. No. 5 effectively inhibits MLL HMT activity (IC₅₀=12.7nM), it has no or a minimal effect up to 100 μM in inhibition of the HMTactivity of other SET1 family members (data not shown).

Example 3 Purification of WDR5 Protein

WDR5 (residues 24-334) was cloned into a His₆-SUMO-vector. The proteinwas expressed in E. coli. Rosetta™ 2 (DE3) cells using Luria Brothmedia. Cells were subsequently sonicated in 25 mM Tris pH 8.0, 500 mMNaCl, 5% glycerol, 1 mM benzamidine, 0.1% NP40 and 0.1% ME with proteaseinhibitors. The cellular debris was pelleted at 17,000 rpm for 45 minand the supernatant was loaded onto a Ni-NTA resin (Qiagen)pre-equilibrated with 25 mM Tris pH 8.0, 500 mM NaCl, 20 mM imidazoleand 5% glycerol. The column was then washed with 25 mM Tris pH 8.0, 1 MNaCl and 5% glycerol to remove contaminants and the protein eluded with25 mM Tris pH 8.0, 150 mM NaCl, 250 mM imidazole and 5% glycerol. Theelute was incubated with His₆-Ulp1 and dialyzed against 25 mM Tris pH8.0 and 150 mM NaCl overnight at 4° C., then applied to fresh Ni-NTA toremove the cleaved tag and protease. The flow through of the Ni-NTAcolumn was loaded onto a Source S column (GE Healthcare)pre-equilibrated with 25 mM Tris pH 8.0 and 5% glycerol. The protein waseluded with a 0-500 mM NaCl gradient. For crystallographic studies, theprotein was then dialyzed against 25 mM Tris pH 8.0 and 150 mM NaClovernight at 4° C., concentrated to 20-30 mg/mL and stored at −80° C.

Example 4 Crystallization and Structural Determination

WDR5/Cpd. No. 76 binary complex was obtained by mixing WDR5 and Cpd. No.76 at molar ratio 1:2 before crystallization. The complex wascrystallized in 25% tert-butanol, 0.1M Tris-HCl, pH7.5 at 293K. Thecrystals were harvested in the same buffer with 20% glycerol. The 2.8 Ådataset was collected at Advanced Photon Source beamline 21ID-G and wasprocessed by HKL2000 (McCoy et al., J. Appl. Crystallogr. 40:658-674(2007)). The crystals belong to P212121 space group. The structure wassolved by molecular replacement by Phaser (Couture et al., Nat StructMol Biol 13:698-703 (2006)) using the previously published WDR5structure (2H14) (Adams et al., Acta Crystallogr. D Biol. Crystallogr.58:1948-1954 (2002)). There is one WDR5 molecule in one asymmetric unit.The structure was refined in Phenix (Emsley and Cowtan, ActaCrystallogr. D Biol. Crystallogr. 60:2126-2132 (2004)) with manual modelbuilding in Coot (Vagin and Teplyakov, J. Appl. Crystallogr.30:1022-1025 (2000)). The final model has good stereochemistry with anR-value of 19.0% and an R_(free) of 24.7%.

The WDR5/Cpd. No. 5 complex was formed by diluting the protein to 7mg/mL with 50 mM Bis-Tris pH 6.5, and 150 mM NaCl, then incubated withCpd. No. 5 in a 1:1.1 molar ratio for 1 hr at 4° C. Crystals formed at20° C. in drops containing equal volumes of protein solution andprecipitant (0.1 M Na Bis-Tris pH 6.5, 26% PEG 8000 and 0.1 M ammoniumsulfate). The crystals were cryoprotected with well solution containing20% ethylene glycol. Diffraction data were collected at 0.9787 Åwavelength on a Rayonix-MX300 detector at LS-CAT 21-ID-F beamline at theAdvanced Photon Source, then processed with HKL2000 (McCoy et al., J.Appl. Crystallogr. 40:658-674 (2007)). WDR5 in complex with Cpd. No. 5crystallized in C2 space group with 1 molecule of WDR5 per asymmetricunit. The structure was solved to 1.64 Å via molecular replacement(Bricogne et al., BUSTER, 2.10.0, Global Phasing Ltd., Cambridge, UnitedKingdom (2011)) with WDR5 (PDB ID: 3SMR) as the search model. Iterativerounds of electron density fitting and refinement were completed usingCoot (Vagin and Teplyakov, J. Appl. Crystallogr. 30:1022-1025 (2000))and BUSTER, respectively. The coordinates and geometric restraints foreach compound were created from smiles using Grade with the qm+moguloption. The first seven residues are disordered in all the structures.

A co-crystal structure of Cpd. No. 64 in complex with WDR5 has beenpreviously reported (Li et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. 124:480-489 (2016).FIG. 10 shows a co-crystal structure for Cpd. No. 76 at a resolution of2.8 Å and FIG. 11 shows a co-crystal structure for Cpd. No. 5 in complexwith WDR5 at a resolution of 1.64 Å.

WDR5 component in the co-crystal structures of Cpd. No. 76 and Cpd. No.5, adopt the same β-propeller configuration as the apo-WDR5 structure,with RMSDs (root-main-square deviation) of 0.505 Å and 0.511 Å,respectively. The compounds were unambiguously placed into the centralchannel of WDR5 through the guidance of difference electron densitymaps. (FIG. 10A and FIG. 11A). Cpd. No. 76 and Cpd. No. 5 bind to thecentral channel of WD40 propeller in WDR5 through the conservedinteraction network as observed in WDR5/MLL and WDR5/2 complexstructures (Li et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem. 124:480-489 (2016)). Inagreement with the previous WDR5/Cpd. No. 64 structure, the argininemoiety in Cpd. No. 76 and Cpd. No. 5, which is sandwiched between twophenyl rings from Phe133 and Phe263, engages in a complex array ofhydrogen bonding with WDR5. The guanidinium moiety in Cpd. No. 76 andCpd. No. 5 takes part in direct hydrogen bonds with Cys261, Phe133, andSer91, and water-mediated hydrogen bonds with Ser218. The guanidiniummoiety in Cpd. No. 76 also forms a water-mediated hydrogen bond withSer175. The N-terminal amide group of Arginine in Cpd. No. 76 and Cpd.No. 5 forms a hydrogen bond with hydroxyl group of Ser91, and C-terminalcarbonyl group of Arginine engages in a water-mediated hydrogen bondwith amide group of Cys261. Cpd. No. 76 and Cpd. No. 5 adopt a compactbound conformation mediated by 5 direct and 5 or 4 water mediatedhydrogen bonds to WDR5 (FIG. 10C).

The methyl group next to the guanidinium moiety in Cpd. No. 5 gainedhydrophobic interactions with Cys134 and Phe263 (FIG. 11D).Complementary to these hydrogen bonds, the aliphatic carbon linker andside chains (methyl, isopropyl, ethyl and phenyl groups) of both Cpd.No. 76 and Cpd. No. 5 make extensive hydrophobic packing against thehydrophobic surfaces surrounded by the side chains of Tyr131, Phe133,Tyr191, Tyr260, Leu321, Ile305, Ala47 and Ala65 from WDR5 (FIG. 10C andFIG. 11D). The different linker length between Cpd. No. 64, Cpd. No. 76,and Cpd. No. 5 leads to different orientations of the phenyl group inthese compounds (FIG. 10D and FIG. 11B). In Cpd. No. 64 and Cpd. No. 5,the phenyl group stacks nearly parallel to the phenyl group of WDR5Tyr260. In contrast, the phenyl group in Cpd. No. 76 is oriented nearlyperpendicular to the phenyl group of WDR5 Tyr260, comprising anincomplete aromatic cage. Interestingly, the side chain of WDR5 Lys259is surrounded by an aromatic cage through cation-π stacking interactions(FIG. 10D and FIG. 11D), which is reminiscent of the interaction modeobserved in chromodomain recognition of methyl lysine (Nielsen et al.,Nature 416:103-107 (2002)). Comparing with Cpd. No. 64 and Cpd. No. 76,the smaller ring size of Cpd. No. 5 forms a more compact structure,which facilitates the formation of several optimal intramolecularhydrogen bonds and reduces its conformational flexibility, allowing thiscompound to achieve a very high affinity to WDR5 and consequently highpotency to inhibit the MLL HMT activity.

Example 5 Cell Viability Assay of Leukemia Cells

To assess cell viability, MOLM-13 leukemia cells carrying MLL-AF9fusion, MV4;11 leukemia cells carrying MLL-AF4 fusion or HL-60 leukemiacells carrying no MLL fusion were seeded 1×10⁴ cell/well in 96-wellplates and treated with an inhibitor for 4 days at differentconcentrations, in culture media containing 0.2% DMSO as the finalconcentration. Cell viability was determined using the WST-8 cellproliferation assay kit (Dojindo Molecular Technologies) according tomanufacturer's instructions. Three independent experiments intriplicates were performed. Data were analyzed using Prism software todetermine 50% of cell growth inhibition (IC₅₀) values versus DMSOcontrol. See Table 2 and Table 2A.

Cpd. No. 5 achieves potent cell growth inhibitory activity in both theMV4;11 (FIG. 5) and MOLM-13 (FIG. 6) cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 0.25μM and 0.21 μM, respectively. Cpd. No. 5 has weaker activity in theinhibition of cell growth of the HL-60 cell line with an IC₅₀ value of8.6 μM thus displaying>30-fold selectivity for the MV4;11 and MOLM-13cell lines harboring MLL translocations over the HL-60 cell line lackingMLL translocation (data not shown).

To assess the effect of long-term treatment of compound Cpd. No. 5 onleukemia cells, MOLM-13 and MV4;11 cell lines were plated at a densityof 5×10⁴ cell/ml in 24-well plates (2 ml/well), and treated with therelevant concentrations. On day 4, cell viability for each treatment wasmeasured using the WST-8 cell count kit. Then 10% of viable cells fromeach well were transferred to freshly prepared medium containingcorresponding concentrations of compound Cpd. No. 5 and cultured foradditional 3 days. On day 7, cell viability for each treatment wasdetermined. See FIG. 8 and FIG. 9. In this experiment, 100,000 cellswere seeded in each well in 24-well plates, whereas the cell growthinhibition data obtained for Cpd. No. 64 in Table 2 was obtained byseeding 10,000 cells in 96-well plates. Additionally, Cpd. No. 5 isstable in cell culture media up to 7 days (data not shown).

TABLE 2A MOLM-13 Cpd. No. IC₅₀ (μM) 6 >10 7 >10 8 >10 9 >10 10 >1011 >10 12 >10 13 >10 14 >10 15 >10 16 >10 17 0.088 18 >10 19 >10 20 >1021 >10 22 >10 23 >10 24 >10 25 >10 40 0.88 30 0.67 31 >10 32 >10 33 6.534 >10 35 >10 36 >10 26 1.02 43 >10 52 1.49 45 3.4 46 >10 47 >10 78 >1080 0.42 86 >10 81 1.29 82 0.054 79 0.35 48 1.72 49 1.88 50 1.19 51 0.6453 0.38 54 1.57 55 3.59 56 1.29 57 6.51 58 2.37 83 2.6 84 0.51 87 0.4688 6.33 89 >10 90 >10 91 0.47 92 0.033 93 0.083 94 0.56 95 >10 96 >1097 >10 98 0.039 99 1.6 100 2.2

Example 6 Chemical Synthesis

The synthesis of common intermediates for cyclic peptidomimetics isshown in Scheme 1 and Scheme 2. N-terminal of unnatural amino acids 20,22a and 22b were protected with Fmoc group to give intermediates 21,23a, and 23b, respectively (Scheme 1).

Intermediates 25, 27 and 29 were prepared on the 2-chlorotrityl chlorideresin (24) using solid phase peptide synthesis with Fmoc chemistry andcleaved from the resin to yield carboxylic acids 26, 28 and 30,respectively (Scheme 2).

The synthesis of Cpd. Nos. 64-69 and 75-77 is shown in Scheme 3. Analkeneamine (31a-31e) was first attached to an Fmoc-phenylglycine(23a-23c) yielding 32a-32g. Fmoc protecting group from 32a and 32e wasthen removed with diethylamine treatment, and the remaining amine wascoupled to Fmoc-2-Abu-OH yielding 33a and 33e, respectively. A similarmethod used to make 33a and 33e was applied for the synthesis of 34a,34e, 34h and 35a, 35e, and 35h. Intermediates 35f-35g were prepared uponFmoc deprotection of 32f-32g with diethylamine followed by amidecoupling with intermediate 28 synthesized in Scheme 2. Fmoc deprotectionof 35a, 35e-35h followed by N-terminal capping with isobutiryl chlorideafforded 36a, 36e-36h. Fmoc deprotection of 32b-32d followed by amidecoupling with intermediate 26 afforded 36b-36d. The same procedure wasapplied to achieve 36i starting with 32a and carboxylic acid 30. RCMcyclization of 36a-36h followed by catalytic hydrogenation and removalof the Pbf protecting group from arginine side chain yielded the cyclicpeptidomimetics Cpd. Nos. 64-68 and 75-77 as trifluoroacetic acid salt.For the synthesis of Cpd. No. 69, 36i was subjected to RCM cyclization,followed by catalytic hydrogenation and treatment with acid to obtainCpd. No. 69 as trifluoroacetic acid salt.

The synthesis of Cpd. Nos. 1, 4, 5, 62, and 71-74 is shown in Scheme 4and Scheme 5. Intermediates 37a-37e and 41a-41b were prepared on the2-chlorotrityl chloride resin (24) using solid phase peptide synthesiswith Fmoc chemistry. The intermediate peptides were cleaved from theresin followed by Boc or Benzyl protecting group removal with 10%trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane or hydrogenation with Pd/C inethanol, respectively, to yield peptides 38a-38e (Scheme 4) and 42a-42c(Scheme 5). Intramolecular amide coupling of 38a-38e, 42a-42c andfollowed by removal of Pbf protecting group from arginine side chainyielded Cpd. Nos. 1, 4, 5, 62, and 71-74 as the trifluoroacetic acidsalt.

Synthesis of(R)-2-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonyl)amino)-2-methylpent-4-enoicacid (21)

Intermediate 20 (R-α-allylalanine.H₂O (Nagase)) (750 mg; 5.1 mmol) wasmixed with Fmoc-OSu (7.7 mmol 2.6 g) and DIPEA (7.7 mmol, 1.3 mL) in 60mL 1,4-dioxane:H₂O (2:1). The reaction was stirred at room temperatureovernight. 1,4-Dioxane was evaporated, the remaining mixture wasneutralized with 1N HCl and extracted to ethyl acetate. The organiclayers were collected and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered,evaporated and purified over flash chromatography using CH₂Cl₂:MeOH(100:0.5) yielding 1.42 g of (21) as white solid (80% yield). MS (ESI):m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 352.15, found 352.40. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD3OD) δ:7.79 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.66 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.39 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2H),7.31 (dt, J=1.1 Hz, 7.4 Hz, 2H), 5.81-5.63 (m, 1H), 5.15-5.01 (m, 2H),4.39-4.27 (m, 2H), 4.21 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 2.78-2.53 (m, 2H), 1.44 (s,3H).

A procedure similar to applied for intermediate 21 was used for 23a and23b starting from 22a and 22b, respectively. Quantitative yields wereobtained for both intermediates.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl(R)-2-((2-(allylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)amino)-2-oxoacetate (32a)

Fmoc-R-phenylglycine (23c) (2.7 mmol; 1 g) was mixed with allylaminehydrochloride (31a) (4.1 mmol, 0.38 g), EDCl (4.1 mmol, 0.79 g), HOAt(4.1 mmol, 0.55 g), 3 equiv DIPEA (8.1 mmol, 1.4 mL) in 100 mL CH₂Cl₂and stirred at room temperature for 3h. The reaction mixture wasquenched with H₂O and extracted to CH₂Cl₂. The organic layer togetherwith a white precipitate was collected and concentrated in vacuo. Theremaining white solid was washed from CH₂Cl₂ yielding 0.96 gintermediate (32a) as white powder (86% yield). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc.for C₂₆H₂₅N₂O₃ [M+H]⁺ 413.1860, found 413.1862. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃CN)δ: 7.85 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 7.47-7.29 (m, 9H),6.83 (brs, 1H), 6.47 (brs, 1H), 5.85-5.71 (m, 1H), 5.16 (d, J=6.6 Hz,1H), 5.07-4.96 (m, 2H), 4.35 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 4.24 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 1H),3.81-3.74 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃CN): δ 170.75, 145.28, 145.18,142.26, 135.61, 129.81, 129.24, 128.81, 128.42, 128.24, 126.30, 121.09,115.87, 67.53, 59.96, 48.18, 42.31.

Synthesis of(S)-2-((S)-2-((R)-2-isobutyramdo-2-methylpent-4-enamido)-5-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)pentanamido)butanoic acid (26)

Fmoc-2-Abu-OH (8.1 mmol, 2.6 g) was loaded on the 2.7 mmol2-chlorotrityl chloride (24) resin (ChemPep) (1.2 mmol/g) overnight inCH₂Cl₂ and in the presence of DIPEA (8.1 mmol, 1.4 mL). Then, the resinwas washed with DMF, MeOH, CH₂Cl₂, respectively, mixed with DIPEA (0.29mmol, 0.5 mL) in MeOH:CH₂Cl₂ (1:5) and was shaken for 30 min to endcapunreacted 2-chlorotrityl group on the resin. Next, classical chainelongation was carried out with Fmoc chemistry. The carboxylic acidintermediate (26) was cleaved from the resin by treatment of 25 with 4ml of 1% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ (3×10 min). The filtrate wasevaporated and the remaining crude product was purified with preparativeHPLC using the C18 reverse phase column (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep Cis OBD™,5 μm, 50×100 mm), yielding 0.9 g white powder (70% yield). MS (ESI): m/zcalculated for [M+H]⁺ 693.37, found 693.42. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:5.79-5.63 (m, 1H), 5.12-5.03 (m, 2H), 4.45-4.36 (m, 1H), 4.24 (dd,J=5.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.24-3.15 (m, 2H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 2.79-2.67 (m, 1H),2.60-2.43 (m, 8H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.99-1.51 (m, 6H), 1.45 (s, 6H), 1.40(s, 3H), 1.07 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.97 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 179.89, 176.19, 175.20, 174.09, 133.74, 126.49, 119.96,118.86, 88.10, 60.30, 60.21, 55.49, 54.00, 44.04, 41.91, 36.07, 30.31,28.89, 25.75, 23.06, 20.17, 19.91, 19.77, 18.48, 12.71, 11.03.

Synthesis of(5R,8S,11S)-5-allyl-11-ethyl-1-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)-5-methyl-3,6,9-trioxo-8-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-2-oxa-4,7,10-triazadodecan-12-oic acid (28)

Intermediate 28 was synthesized using the procedure applied for 26. (70%yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 845.52, found 845.39. ¹H NMR (300MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.79 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.38 (t,J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (ddt, J=1.2, 2.9, 7.4 Hz, 2H), 5.76-5.59 (m, 1H),5.11-4.98 (m, 2H), 4.49-4.28 (m, 3H), 4.28-4.13 (m, 2H), 3.15 (t, J=6.6Hz, 2H), 2.96 (s, 2H), 2.70-2.43 (m, 8H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.97-1.47 (m,6H), 1.42 (s, 6H), 1.36 (s, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 176.58, 175.20, 174.16, 157.67, 145.42, 145.39, 142.80,133.80, 128.98, 128.36, 128.34, 126.36, 126.30, 121.13, 120.00, 67.87,60.57, 55.51, 44.03, 42.30, 30.06, 28.85, 25.87, 23.35, 19.77, 18.46,12.69, 11.00.

Synthesis of(S)-2-((S)-5-((E)-2,3-dimethylguanidino)-2-((R)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamido)pentanamido)butanoicacid (30)

Intermediate 30 was synthesized using the procedure applied for 26. (38%yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 469.31, found 469.50. ¹H NMR (300MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 5.81-5.66 (m, 1H), 5.15-5.05 (m, 2H), 4.47-4.41 (m, 1H),4.26 (dd, J=5.1, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.27-3.13 (m, 2H), 2.85 (s, 6H), 2.71 (dd,J=7.6, 13.8 Hz, 1H), 2.58-2.47 (m, 2H), 2.00-1.58 (m, 6H), 1.42 (s, 3H),1.13-1.06 (m, 6H), 0.99 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:180.00, 176.21, 175.23, 174.05, 157.46, 133.70, 119.95, 60.31, 55.50,53.78, 42.40, 42.13, 36.08, 30.55, 28.49, 25.99, 25.83, 22.86, 20.13,19.89, 10.97.

Synthesis of (R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl2-((2-(but-3-en-1-ylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)amino)-2-oxoacetate (32b)

Fmoc-R-Phenylglycine (23c) (1 mmol; 0.37 g) was mixed with 3-butenylamine hydrochloride (31b, 1.5 mmol, 0.16 g), EDCl (1.5 mmol, 0.29 g),HOAt (1.5 mmol, 0.21 g), DIPEA (3 mmol, 0.52 mL) in 40 mL CH₂Cl₂ andstirred at room temperature for 4h. The reaction mixture was quenchedwith H₂O and extracted to CH₂Cl₂. The organic layers were collected anddried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, evaporated and purified overflash chromatography using CH₂Cl₂:EtOAc (1:1) to afford 0.41 g of 32b aswhite solid (96% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 427.20, found427.25. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ: 7.75 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (brs,2H), 7.45-7.23 (m, 9H), 6.32-6.21 (m, 1H), 5.77 (brs, 1H), 5.70-5.53 (m,1H), 5.18 (d, J=5.3 Hz, 1H), 5.01-4.83 (m, 2H), 4.35 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 2H),4.19 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.41-3.18 (m, 2H), 2.24-2.09 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR(75 MHz, CDCl₃) δ: 169.76, 155.88, 144.02, 143.96, 141.45, 134.77,129.30, 128.71, 127.88, 127.41, 127.27, 125.28, 120.16, 117.76, 67.32,59.09, 47.30, 38.87, 33.71.

Synthesis of (R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl2-oxo-2-((2-oxo-2-(pent-4-en-1-ylamino)-1-phenylethyl)amino)acetate(32c)

Intermediate 32c was prepared according to the procedure used for 32bstarting from 23c and 31c. The product was purified over flashchromatography using hexanes:EtOAc (3:1) to afford 32c as white solid(84% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 441.22, found 441.50. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.79 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H),7.44-7.24 (m, 9H), 5.83-5.67 (m, 1H), 5.19 (s, 1H), 4.99-4.88 (m, 2H),4.37 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 4.22 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.27-3.10 (m, 2H),2.03-1.92 (m, 2H), 1.60-1.48 (m, 2H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 172.95,145.38, 142.78, 139.21, 129.95, 129.46, 128.99, 128.67, 128.38, 126.41,121.12, 115.67, 68.31, 60.64, 40.23, 32.18, 29.77.

Synthesis of (R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl2-((2-(hept-6-en-1-ylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)amino)-2-oxoacetate(32d)

Intermediate 32d was prepared according to the procedure used for 32bstarting from 23c and 31d. The product was purified over flashchromatography using CH₂Cl₂:EtOAc (3:1) and the product was furtherwashed with n-hexanes to afford 32d as white solid (80% yield). MS(ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 469.25, found 469.00. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD) δ: 7.73 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 7.41-7.21 (m,9H), 5.79-5.63 (m, 1H), 5.17 (s, 1H), 4.97-4.83 (m, 2H), 4.35 (d, J=6.7Hz, 2H), 4.18 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.25-3.06 (m, 2H), 2.01-1.89 (m, 2H),1.51-1.13 (m, 6H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 171.72, 157.16, 144.60,144.51, 142.06, 139.40, 129.49, 128.96, 128.45, 127.83, 127.77, 125.78,120.63, 114.88, 67.82, 59.48, 47.87, 40.29, 34.32, 29.66, 29.20, 26.91.

Synthesis of (R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl(2-(allyl(methyl)amino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)carbamate (32e)

Intermediate 32e was prepared according to the procedure used for 32bstarting from 23c and 31e. The product was purified over flashchromatography using hexanes:EtOAc (1:1). White solid (84% yield). MS(ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 427.20, found 427.08. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 7.85-7.70 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.47 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.16 (m,9H), 5.76-5.41 (m, 2H), 5.13-4.88 (m, 2H), 4.36-3.65 (m, 5H), 2.88 (s,1.3H), 2.84 (s, 1.5H), 2.76 (s, 0.2H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers)δ: 172.32, 172.10, 158.01, 145.46, 145.29, 142.68, 138.58, 138.07,133.55, 133.46, 130.24, 129.73, 129.41, 129.31, 128.93, 128.33, 126.46,126.42, 121.07, 118.31, 117.84, 68.31, 57.61, 57.52, 52.99, 51.75,48.50, 35.35, 34.36.

Synthesis of(R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl(2-(allyl(methyl)amino)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)carbamate(32f)

Intermediate 32f was prepared according to the procedure used for 32bstarting from 23a and 31e. The product was purified over flashchromatography using hexane:ethylacetate (3:1). White solid (75% yield).MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 445.19, found 444.96. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 7.88-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.65-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.47-7.19 (m,6H), 7.14-6.78 (m, 2H), 5.80-5.51 (m, 2H), 5.17-5.03 (m, 2H), 4.42-4.19(m, 3H), 4.11-3.88 (m, 2H), 2.90 (s, 1.2H), 2.87 (s, 1.5H), 2.77 (s,0.3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 172.25, 172.00, 165.91,162.64, 158.03, 157.98, 145.48, 145.31, 142.74, 134.73, 134.69, 134.21,134.16, 133.54, 133.49, 131.54, 131.44, 131.35, 128.96, 128.34, 128.32,126.43, 126.41, 121.09, 118.25, 117.90, 117.06, 116.77, 68.29, 56.80,56.68, 53.03, 51.80, 48.56, 35.37, 34.44.

Synthesis of(R)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl(2-(allyl(methyl)amino)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)carbamate(32g)

Intermediate 32g was prepared according to the procedure used for 32bstarting from 23b and 31e. The product was purified over flashchromatography using hexane:ethylacetate (3:1). White solid (75% yield).MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 461.16, found 461.19. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 7.88-7.72 (m, 2H), 7.65-7.50 (m, 2H), 7.47-7.20 (m,6H), 7.14-7.04 (m, 2H), 5.78-5.47 (m, 2H), 5.15-5.01 (m, 2H), 4.38-4.25(m, 2H), 4.23-4.13 (m, 1H), 4.08-3.85 (m, 2H), 2.90 (s, 1.2H), 2.87 (s,1.5H),2.77 (s, 0.3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 171.86,171.59, 157.87, 145.39, 145.21, 142.65, 137.45, 136.95, 135.51, 133.45,133.40, 131.00, 130.93, 130.24, 128.92, 128.30, 126.37, 121.07, 118.28,117.95, 68.23, 56.74, 56.59, 52.98, 51.74, 48.48, 35.36, 34.44.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((S)-1-(((R)-2-(allylamino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)amino)-1-oxobutan-2-yl)carbamate(33a)

Intermediate 32a (1.65 mmol; 0.68 g) was treated with diethylamine (33mmol, 3.5 mL) in 100 mL CH₃CN at 40° C. for 4h followed by removal ofthe solvent and diethylamine in vacuo. The resulting crude product wasfurther dried under vacuum then taken into CH₂Cl₂ and mixed withFmoc-2-Abu-OH (2.5 mmol, 0.81 g), EDCl (2.5 mmol, 0.48 g), HOAt (2.5mmol, 0.34 g) and DIPEA (2.5 mmol, 0.44 mL) at room temperature for 4h.The reaction mixture was quenched with H₂O and extracted to CH₂Cl₂. Theorganic layer together with a white precipitate was collected andconcentrated in vacuo. The remaining white solid was washed from CH₂Cl₂yielding 0.57 g intermediate 33a as white powder (70% yield). HRMS(ESI): m/z calc. for C₃₀H₃₂N₃O₄ [M+H]⁺ 498.2387, found 498.2392. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, CD₃SO) δ: 8.56 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.44 (t, J=5.5 Hz, 1H), 7.89(d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.76-7.70 (m, 2H), 7.55 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.45-7.38(m, 4H), 7.36-7.22 (m, 4H), 5.80-5.67 (m, 1H), 5.48 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 1H),5.05-4.93 (m, 2H), 4.30-4.03 (m, 4H), 3.73-3.64 (m, 2H), 1.69-1.43 (m,2H), 0.81 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃SO) δ: 171.52, 169.41,156.07, 143.86, 143.75, 140.68, 138.99, 134.70, 128.22, 127.61, 127.45,127.07, 126.88, 125.25, 120.07, 115.14, 65.67, 56.02, 55.91, 46.65,40.81, 25.17, 10.35.

Method A: The Fmoc protected intermediate was treated with diethylamine(20 equiv.) in CH₃CN for 2h at room temperature followed by removal ofthe solvent and diethylamine in vacuo. The resulting crude product wasfurther dried under vacuum, then taken into CH₂Cl₂ and mixed with thecorresponding Fmoc-amino acid or peptide carboxylic acid (1.5 equiv.),EDCl (1.5 equiv.), HOAt (1.5 equiv.) and diisopropylethylamine (1.5equiv.). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 2-3 h,quenched with H₂O and extracted to CH₂Cl₂. The organic layers werecollected and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄, filtered, evaporated andpurified over flash chromatography.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((S)-1-(((R)-2-(allyl(methyl)amino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethyl)amino)-1-oxobutan-2-yl)carbamate(33e)

Intermediate 33e was prepared according to Method A starting from 32e(0.7 g; 1.64 mmol). Fmoc-2-Abu-OH used as the amino acid. The compoundwas purified over flash chromatography using hexanes:EtOAc (1:1)affording 0.68 g intermediate 33e as white solid (81% yield). MS (ESI):m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 512.25, found 512.58. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD,2-rotamers) δ: 7.78 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.42-7.24(m, 9H), 5.85 (s, 0.55H), 5.83 (s, 0.45H), 5.77-5.42 (m, 1H), 5.14-4.97(m, 2H), 4.39-4.24 (m, 2H), 4.22-4.00 (m, 3H), 3.96-3.82 (m, 1H), 2.89(s, 3H), 1.84-1.51 (m, 2H), 0.86 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 174.01, 173.94, 171.69, 171.46, 158.59, 145.56,145.35, 142.77, 138.50, 138.01, 133.54, 133.49, 130.25, 129.77, 129.37,129.29, 128.96, 128.39, 128.35, 126.43, 126.36, 121.11, 118.37, 117.89,68.21, 58.03, 55.84, 55.71, 53.07, 51.74, 35.37, 34.31, 26.73, 10.76.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)carbamate(34a)

A method applied for 33a was used to make 34a starting from 33a. Whitesolid (83% yield). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₄₉H₆₀N₇O₈S [M+H]⁺906.4219, found 906.4222. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃SO) δ: 8.59 (d, J=8.1 Hz,1H), 8.45 (t, J=5.7 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=7.4 Hz,2H), 7.75-7.67 (m, 2H), 7.53 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.37 (m, 4H),7.35-7.22 (m, 5H), 5.80-5.66 (m, 1H), 5.48 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 5.04-4.94(m, 2H), 4.39-4.17 (m, 4H), 4.08-3.96 (m, 1H), 3.72-3.64 (m, 2H),3.07-2.98 (m, 2H), 2.93 (s, 2H), 2.49 (s, 3H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 1.99 (s,3H), 1.72-1.35 (m, 12H), 0.77 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃SO): δ 171.77, 170.96, 169.40, 157.44, 156.05, 155.91, 143.85,143.72, 140.69, 138.93, 137.26, 134.70, 134.20, 131.43, 128.22, 127.61,127.47, 127.06, 126.93, 125.26, 124.30, 120.06, 116.25, 115.13, 86.25,65.62, 56.03, 53.68, 46.67, 42.45, 40.84, 28.25, 25.33, 18.92, 17.58,12.23, 10.02.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-14-methyl-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)carbamate(34e)

Intermediate 34e was prepared according to Method A starting from 33e(0.66 g 1.29 mmol). Fmoc-Arg(Pbf)-OH used as the amino acid. Thecompound was purified over flash chromatography using hexanes:EtOAc(1:1) affording 1.0 g (1.09 mmol) intermediate 34e as white solid (84%yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 920.44, found 920.25. ¹H NMR (300MHz, CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.79 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.66 (t, J=7.2 Hz,2H), 7.42-7.26 (m, 9H), 5.81 (s, 0.5H), 5.79 (s, 0.5H), 5.74-5.58 (m,1H), 5.11-4.97 (m, 2H), 4.40-4.29 (m, 3H), 4.21 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 1H),4.11-3.98 (m, 2H), 3.91-3.80 (m, 1H), 3.19-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.96 (s, 2H),2.86 (s, 3H), 2.58 (s, 3H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.87-1.46 (m,6H), 1.42 (s, 6H), 0.85 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD,rotamers) δ:174.86, 173.27, 171.71, 171.54, 160.07, 158.70, 158.33,145.65, 145.33, 142.80, 139.62, 137.70, 134.63, 133.73, 133.55, 133.46,130.28, 129.83, 129.52, 129.42, 129.00, 128.38, 126.44, 126.23, 121.13,118.65, 118.42, 117.82, 87.85, 68.21, 56.42, 56.07, 56.00, 53.08, 51.78,44.17, 41.77, 35.41, 34.37, 30.63, 28.89, 26.94, 26.41, 19.79, 18.60,12.71, 10.76.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((8S,11S,14R,E)-11-ethyl-9,12,15-trioxo-3-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-14-phenyl-2,4,10,13,16-pentaazanonadeca-2,18-dien-8-yl)carbamate(34h)

A method similar that applied for 33a was used for the synthesis of 34hstarting from 33a (0.5 g, 1 mmol). Fmoc-Arg(Me)(Pbf)-OH was used as theamino acid. 0.36 g intermediate 34h was obtained as white solid (65%yield) and used for the next step without further purification. MS(ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 920.44, found 920.25.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6R,9S,12S,15R)-9-ethyl-15-methyl-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-12-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-6-phenyl-4,7,10,13-tetraazaoctadeca-1,17-dien-15-yl)carbamate(35a)

Intermediate 34 (1.18 g; 1.3 mmol) was treated with diethylamine (26mmol, 2.7 mL) in 50 mL CH₃CN at 40° C. for 2h followed by removal of thesolvent and diethylamine in vacuo. The resulting crude product was takeninto CH₂Cl₂ and mixed with 21 (2 mmol, 0.7 g), EDCl (2 mmol, 0.38 g),HOAt (2 mmol, 0.27 g) and DIPEA (2 mmol, 0.35 mL) at room temperaturefor 4h. The reaction mixture was quenched with H₂O and extracted toCH₂Cl₂. The organic layers were collected and dried over anh. sodiumsulfate, filtered, evaporated and purified over flash chromatographyusing EtAc:MeOH (50:0.7) yielding 0.8 g intermediate 35a as white solid(60% yield). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₅₅H₆₉N₈O₉S [M+H]⁺ 1017.4903,found 1017.4899. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, MeOD) δ: 7.79 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.65(d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.43-7.25 (m, 9H), 5.77-5.60 (m, 2H), 5.40 (s, 1H),5.11-4.92 (m, 4H), 4.52-4.43 (m, 1H), 4.36-4.15 (m, 4H), 3.84-3.64 (m,2H), 3.17-3.09 (m, 2H), 2.95 (s, 2H), 2.67-2.39 (m, 8H), 2.05 (s, 3H),1.96-1.45 (m, 6H), 1.41 (s, 6H), 1.34 (s, 3H), 0.89 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD): δ 171.77, 170.96, 169.40, 157.44, 156.05,155.91, 143.85, 143.72, 140.69, 138.93, 137.26, 134.70, 134.20, 131.43,128.22, 127.61, 127.47, 127.06, 126.93, 125.26, 124.30, 120.06, 116.25,115.13, 86.25, 65.62, 56.03, 53.68, 46.67, 42.45, 40.84, 28.25, 25.33,18.92, 17.58, 12.23, 10.02.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6R,9S,12S,15R)-9-ethyl-4,15-dimethyl-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-12-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-6-phenyl-4,7,10,13-tetraazaoctadeca-1,17-dien-15-yl)carbamate(35e)

Intermediate 35e was prepared according to Method A starting from 34e(0.9 g; 1.0 mmol). Intermediate 21 was used as the amino acid. Thecompound was purified over flash chromatography using hexanes:EtOAc(1:1) affording 0.83 g (0.8 mmol) intermediate 35e as white solid (80%yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 1031.51, found 1031.75. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 7.79 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.68-7.62 (m, 2H),7.44-7.24 (m, 9H), 5.78-5.76 (m, 1H), 5.74-5.43 (m, 2H), 5.12-4.96 (m,4H), 4.59-4.48 (m, 1H), 4.35-4.15 (m, 4H), 4.07-3.77 (m, 2H), 3.17-3.08(m, 2H), 2.95 (s, 2H), 2.87 (s, 0.2H), 2.85 (s, 1.6H), 2.83 (s,1.2H),2.64-2.36 (m, 8H), 2.05 (s, 3H), 1.94-1.45 (m, 6H), 1.42 (s, 6H),1.33 (s, 3H), 0.87 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:176.90,174.37, 173.49, 171.57, 171.37, 160.05, 158.29, 157.88, 145.51, 145.44,142.87, 142.85, 139.60, 137.69, 134.65, 134.06, 133.71, 133.62, 130.19,129.76, 129.56, 129.46, 129.01, 128.39, 126.46, 126.34, 126.21, 121.15,119.98, 118.63, 118.37, 117.79, 87.84, 67.99, 60.45, 56.82, 56.09,55.89, 54.88, 53.09, 51.75, 44.17, 41.80, 35.37, 34.33, 29.85, 28.90,27.04, 26.34, 23.51, 19.77, 18.58, 12.71, 11.13.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6R,9S,12S,15R)-9-ethyl-6-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,15-dimethyl-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-12-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-4,7,10,13-tetraazaoctadeca-1,17-dien-15-yl)carbamate(35f)

Intermediate 35f was prepared according to Method A starting from 32f.Intermediate 28 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The crudeproduct was purified over flash chromatography using ethylacetate. Whitesolid (45% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 1049.26, found1049.66. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.80 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H),7.71-7.61 (m, 2H), 7.46-7.26 (m, 6H), 7.10-6.99 (m, 2H), 5.78 (s, 1H),5.75-5.49 (m, 2H), 5.11-4.96 (m, 4H), 4.61-4.49 (m, 1H), 4.37-4.26 (m,1H), 4.26-4.13 (m, 3H), 4.05-3.75 (m, 2H), 3.17-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.96 (s,2H), 2.87 (s, 1.6H), 2.83 (s, 1.4H), 2.63-2.35 (m, 8H), 2.06 (s, 3H),1.93-1.46 (m, 6H), 1.42 (s, 6H), 1.32 (s, 3H), 0.87 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H).¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 177.06, 176.97, 174.47, 173.57,173.51, 171.40, 171.17, 165.83, 162.55, 160.02, 158.25, 157.92, 145.46,145.40, 142.83, 142.81, 139.56, 134.63, 134.03, 133.68, 133.62, 133.57,131.69, 131.58, 131.49, 129.01, 128.37, 126.43, 126.31, 126.19, 121.16,120.01, 118.61, 118.30, 117.86, 117.00, 116.94, 116.71, 116.65, 87.81,68.01, 60.38, 56.85, 55.26, 55.00, 53.06, 51.75, 44.14, 41.68, 35.36,34.40, 29.73, 28.89, 27.15, 26.29, 26.23, 23.58, 19.80, 18.60, 12.72,11.21.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6R,9S,12S,15R)-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-9-ethyl-4,15-dimethyl-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-12-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-4,7,10,13-tetraazaoctadeca-1,17-dien-15-yl)carbamate(35g)

Intermediate 35g was prepared according to Method A starting from 32g.Intermediate 28 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The product waspurified over flash chromatography using ethylacetate. White solid (44%yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 1065.47, found 1065.08. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.80 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.69-7.62 (m,2H), 7.43-7.25 (m, 8H), 5.78 (s, 1H), 5.73-5.50 (m, 2H), 5.12-4.97 (m,4H), 4.60-4.51 (m, 1H), 4.35-4.27 (m, 1H), 4.25-4.14 (m, 3H), 4.04-3.78(m, 2H), 3.19-3.09 (m, 2H), 2.96 (s, 2H), 2.90-2.81 (m, 3H), 2.62-2.36(m, 8H), 2.06 (s, 3H), 1.94-1.46 (m, 6H), 1.42 (s, 6H), 1.32 (s, 3H),0.88 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 177.03,174.50, 173.64, 173.59, 171.18, 170.94, 160.04, 158.27, 157.96, 145.47,145.42, 142.84, 139.58, 137.09, 136.55, 135.55, 135.46, 134.63, 134.06,134.04, 133.69, 133.65, 133.57, 131.24, 131.16, 130.22, 130.15, 129.02,128.38, 126.45, 126.31, 126.20, 121.17, 120.03, 118.62, 118.32, 117.92,87.82, 68.02, 60.38, 56.91, 55.31, 55.03, 53.09, 51.78, 44.15, 41.66,35.38, 34.43, 29.71, 28.90, 27.16, 26.28, 26.22, 23.58, 19.80, 18.61,12.73, 11.24

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((6R,9S,12S,15R)-9-ethyl-15-methyl-12-(3-((E)-2-methyl-3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-6-phenyl-4,7,10,13-tetraazaoctadeca-1,17-dien-15-yl)carbamate(35h)

Intermediate 35h was prepared according to Method A starting from 34h(0.33 g; 0.35 mmol). Intermediate 21 was used as the amino acid. Thecompound was purified over flash chromatography using EtOAc:MeOH(10:0.1) affording 0.29 g (0.28 mmol) intermediate 35h as white solid(85% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 1031.51, found 1031.08. ¹HNMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:7.79 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J=7.4 Hz, 2H),7.42-7.25 (m, 9H), 5.78-5.60 (m, 2H), 5.40 (s, 1H), 5.12-4.91 (m, 4H),4.52-4.43 (m, 1H), 4.36-4.15 (m, 4H), 3.84-3.64 (m, 2H), 3.20-3.09 (m,2H), 2.95 (s, 2H), 2.73 (s, 3H), 2.67-2.40 (m, 8H), 2.05 (s, 3H),1.95-1.46 (m, 6H), 1.42 (s, 6H), 1.35 (s, 3H), 0.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 174.56, 174.06, 172.31, 160.00, 158.02,157.57, 145.42, 145.38, 142.85, 139.46, 138.78, 135.33, 134.83, 134.02,133.58, 129.94, 129.51, 129.08, 129.04, 128.39, 126.40, 126.35, 126.22,121.18, 120.04, 118.65, 116.32, 87.83, 68.08, 60.42, 59.35, 57.02,44.16, 42.91, 42.10, 41.87, 28.91, 28.70, 25.97, 23.58, 19.86, 18.66,12.72, 11.16.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36a)

Intermediate 35a (0.43 mmol, 0.44 g) was dissolved in 50 mL CH₃CN andtreated with 20 equiv. diethylamine (8.6 mmol, 0.63 mL) at roomtemperature for 2h. The solvent and diethylamine were removed in vacuoand the resulting crude product was mixed with isobutyryl chloride (1.9mmol, 0.2 mL) and DIPEA (1.9 mmol, 0.33 mL) in CH₂Cl₂ at roomtemperature for 2h. The reaction mixture was evaporated and theremaining crude product was purified over flash chromatography usingEtAc:MeOH (50:0.7) yielding 0.23 g intermediate (36a) as white solid(62% yield). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₄₄H₆₅N₈O₈S [M+H]⁺ 865.4641,found 865.4642. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.45-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.84-5.64(m, 2H), 5.42 (s, 1H), 5.14-4.99 (m, 4H), 4.26-4.19 (m, 2H), 3.89-3.69(m, 2H), 3.15 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 2.99 (s, 2H), 2.74-2.65 (m, 1H),2.60-2.40 (m, 8H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.98-1.48 (m, 6H), 1.45 (s, 6H), 1.37(s, 3H), 1.13-1.06 (m, 6H), 0.92 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD): δ 180.33, 176.96, 174.56, 174.22, 172.49, 160.08, 158.33,139.58, 138.59, 135.36, 134.61, 134.16, 133.72, 129.93, 129.55, 129.21,126.22, 119.95, 118.64, 116.31, 87.87, 59.99, 59.54, 56.93, 55.03,44.19, 42.92, 41.24, 36.15, 30.01, 28.91, 25.96, 23.42, 20.43, 20.03,19.84, 19.75, 18.57, 12.69, 11.25.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazaoctadec-17-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36b)

Intermediate 36b was prepared according to Method A starting from 32b.Intermediate 26 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The crudeproduct was purified over flash chromatography using EtOAc:MeOH (30:1).White solid (72% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 879.48, found879.42. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.44-7.23 (m, 5H), 5.80-5.63 (m, 2H),5.40 (s, 1H), 5.15-4.91 (m, 4H), 4.27-4.17 (m, 2H), 3.28-3.09 (m, 4H),2.99 (s, 2H), 2.76-2.65 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.40 (m, 8H), 2.21 (q, J=6.9 Hz,2H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 1.97-1.48 (m, 6H), 1.44 (s, 6H), 1.37 (s, 3H),1.15-1.04 (m, 6H), 0.92 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:180.29, 176.98, 174.53, 174.16, 172.47, 160.03, 158.24, 139.55, 138.53,136.56, 134.55, 134.14, 133.67, 129.86, 129.48, 129.21, 126.18, 119.99,118.60, 117.44, 87.83, 59.89, 59.47, 56.90, 55.09, 44.16, 41.66, 41.17,40.27, 36.08, 34.86, 29.88, 28.94, 27.12, 25.95, 23.42, 20.51, 19.83,18.64, 12.76, 11.32.

Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl((4R,7S,10S,13R)-10-ethyl-4-methyl-5,8,11,14-tetraoxo-7-(3-(3-((2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)sulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-13-phenyl-6,9,12,15-tetraazaicosa-1,19-dien-4-yl)carbamate(36c)

Intermediate 36c was prepared according to Method A starting from 32c.Intermediate 26 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The crudeproduct was purified over flash chromatography using EtOAc:MeOH (25:4)White solid (80% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 893.50, found893.62. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.43-7.26 (m, 5H), 5.84-5.64 (m, 2H),5.38 (s, 1H), 5.14-4.91 (m, 4H), 4.26-4.18 (m, 2H), 3.28-3.06 (m, 4H),2.99 (s, 2H), 2.75-2.64 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.41 (m, 8H), 2.08 (s, 3H),2.05-1.48 (m, 10H), 1.45 (s, 6H), 1.37 (s, 3H), 1.14-1.06 (m, 6H), 0.92(t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 180.31, 176.94, 174.56,174.18, 172.50, 160.08, 158.33, 139.59, 139.24, 138.69, 134.61, 134.14,133.72, 129.91, 129.51, 129.18, 126.22, 119.96, 118.64, 115.72, 87.87,59.99, 59.51, 56.96, 50.55, 44.20, 41.28, 40.34, 36.15, 32.24, 30.00,29.92, 28.91, 27.04, 25.97, 23.40, 20.45, 19.85, 19.76, 18.58, 12.69,11.26.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazahenicos-20-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36d)

Intermediate 36d was prepared according to Method A starting from 32d.Intermediate 26 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The crudeproduct was purified over flash chromatography using EtOAc:MeOH (40:1)to afford 36d as white solid (71% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺921.53, found 921.42. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.43-7.28 (m, 5H),5.83-5.64 (m, 2H), 5.39 (s, 1H), 5.14-4.90 (m, 4H), 4.25-4.19 (m, 2H),3.26-3.07 (m, 4H), 2.99 (s, 2H), 2.74-2.65 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.41 (m, 8H),2.07 (s, 3H), 2.04-1.46 (m, 10H), 1.45 (s, 6H), 1.37 (s, 3H), 1.35-1.21(m, 4H), 1.13-1.08 (m, 6H), 0.92 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD) δ: 180.32, 177.00, 174.56, 174.15, 172.45, 160.06, 158.29,140.09, 139.57, 138.66, 134.57, 134.16, 133.70, 129.89, 129.49, 129.18,126.20, 119.98, 118.62, 115.10, 87.85, 59.93, 59.50, 56.90, 50.10,44.18, 41.70, 41.22, 40.73, 36.12, 34.97, 30.46, 29.94, 28.92, 27.54,27.08, 25.97, 23.40, 20.49, 19.83, 19.79, 18.61, 12.72, 11.30.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-1-imino-14-methyl-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-12-phenyl-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36e)

Intermediate 36e was prepared starting from 35e according to theprocedure used for 36a. The reaction mixture was concentrated undervacuo and the remaining crude product was purified over flashchromatography using EtAc:MeOH (20:1) yielding 0.19 g intermediate 36eas white solid (45% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 879.48, found879.78. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.44-7.27 (m, 5H), 5.80(s, 1H), 5.76-5.47 (m, 2H), 5.16-4.99 (m, 4H), 4.31-4.18 (m, 2H),4.07-3.81 (m, 2H), 3.19-3.10 (m, 2H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 2.90 (s, 1.6H), 2.87(s, 1.4H),2.69-2.38 (m, 9H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.92-1.47 (m, 6H) 1.45 (s,6H), 1.36 (s, 3H), 1.09 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.90 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³CNMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 180.00, 176.66, 176.55, 174.35, 174.29,173.66, 171.65, 171.46, 160.06, 158.31, 139.59, 138.21, 137.63, 134.65,134.19, 133.72, 133.64, 130.18, 130.14, 129.79, 129.70, 129.62, 129.52,126.20, 119.87, 118.62, 118.39, 117.78, 87.86, 60.06, 56.84, 56.16,55.93, 54.84, 54.73, 53.15, 51.81, 44.19, 41.76, 41.30, 36.15, 35.42,34.37, 30.20, 28.91, 26.81, 26.36, 26.27, 23.36, 20.41, 20.38, 19.85,19.77, 18.59, 12.70, 11.24.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-9-ethyl-12-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-imino-14-methyl-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36f)

Intermediate 36f was prepared starting from 35f according to theprocedure used for 36a. The compound was purified over flashchromatography using ethylacetate:MeOH (15:1). White solid (58% yield).MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 897.47, found 897.76. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.47-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.11-7.01 (m, 2H), 5.81 (s,1H), 5.77-5.61 (m, 2H), 5.16-5.01 (m, 4H), 4.27-4.17 (m, 2H), 4.09-3.81(m, 2H), 3.21-3.11 (m, 2H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 1.6H), 2.87 (s,1.4H), 2.68-2.37 (m, 9H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.93-1.43 (m, 12H), 1.35 (s,3H), 1.09 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.90 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 180.05, 176.88, 176.73, 174.45, 174.37, 173.74,171.50, 171.30, 165.89, 162.62, 160.06, 158.31, 139.57, 134.62, 134.23,134.18, 133.83, 133.70, 133.62, 131.78, 131.68, 131.57, 126.20, 119.89,118.62, 118.35, 117.85, 116.99, 116.89, 116.70, 116.60, 87.85, 59.98,59.96, 56.96, 56.92, 55.35, 55.06, 53.16, 51.83, 44.18, 41.73, 41.10,36.12, 35.41, 34.43, 30.04, 28.91, 26.94, 26.33, 26.22, 23.42, 20.48,20.45, 19.82, 19.77, 18.59, 12.70, 11.35, 11.28.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((6S,9S,12R)-12-(4-chlorophenyl)-9-ethyl-1-imino-14-methyl-7,10,13-trioxo-1-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-2,8,11,14-tetraazaheptadec-16-en-6-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36g)

Intermediate 36g was prepared starting from 35g according to theprocedure used for 36a. The compound was purified over flashchromatography using ethylacetate:MeOH (70:1). White solid (76% yield).MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 913.44, found 913.42. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, 2-rotamers) δ: 7.45-7.29 (m, 4H), 5.81 (s, 1H), 5.77-5.62 (m,2H), 5.17-5.02 (m, 4H), 4.27-4.16 (m, 2H), 4.09-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.19-3.12(m, 2H), 3.00 (s, 2H), 2.92 (s, 1.7H), 2.87 (s, 1.3H), 2.67-2.38 (m,9H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.92-1.43 (m, 12H), 1.35 (m, 3H), 1.09 (d, J=6.9 Hz,6H), 0.91 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ:180.05, 176.98, 176.79, 174.52, 174.43, 173.77, 171.25, 171.04, 160.03,158.26, 139.54, 137.07, 136.47, 135.53, 135.40, 134.60, 134.20, 134.15,133.82, 133.67, 133.57, 131.30, 131.22, 130.18, 130.08, 126.18, 119.94,118.60, 118.40, 117.94, 87.83, 59.93, 57.00, 55.38, 55.23, 55.05, 53.17,51.84, 44.17, 41.70, 41.04, 40.92, 36.08, 35.43, 34.46, 29.93, 29.86,28.93, 27.00, 26.27, 26.14, 23.43, 20.52, 20.47, 19.80, 18.61, 12.74,11.42, 11.34.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((8S,11S,14R,E)-11-ethyl-9,12,15-trioxo-3-(2,2,4,6,7-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-sulfonamido)-14-phenyl-2,4,10,13,16-pentaazanonadeca-2,18-dien-8-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36h)

Intermediate 36h was prepared starting from 35h according to theprocedure used for 36a. The compound was purified over flashchromatography using EtOAc:MeOH (250:4). White solid (59% yield). MS(ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 879.48, found 879.50. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD) δ: 7.45-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.25 (m, 3H), 5.85-5.64 (m, 2H), 5.45(s, 1H), 5.14-4.99 (m, 4H), 4.27-4.20 (m, 2H), 3.90-3.69 (m, 2H),3.21-3.12 (m, 2H), 2.98 (s, 2H), 2.75 (s, 3H), 2.73-2.2.65 (m, 1H), 2.58(s, 3H), 2.56-2.41 (m, 5H), 2.07 (s, 3H), 2.00-1.49 (m, 6H), 1.44 (s,6H), 1.37 (s, 3H), 1.14-1.06 (m, 6H), 0.93 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR(75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:180.28, 176.97, 174.49, 174.12, 172.41, 159.96,157.51, 139.39, 138.53, 135.33, 134.83, 134.15, 133.52, 129.88, 129.49,129.17, 126.17, 119.95, 118.60, 116.28, 87.81, 59.89, 59.50, 56.89,55.01, 44.15, 42.86, 42.07, 41.14, 36.07, 29.88, 28.94, 28.72, 27.11,25.93, 23.46, 20.49, 19.87, 19.82, 18.67, 12.74, 11.30.

Synthesis of(R)—N-((8S,11S,14R,Z)-11-ethyl-3-(methylamino)-9,12,15-trioxo-14-phenyl-2,4,10,13,16-pentaazanonadeca-2,18-dien-8-yl)-2-isobutyramido-2-methylpent-4-enamide(36i)

Intermediate 36i was prepared according to Method A starting from 32a.Intermediate 30 was used as the peptide carboxylic acid. The crudeproduct was purified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phasecolumn (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep Cis OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm). White solid(44% yield). MS (ESI): m/z calc. for [M+H]⁺ 641.41, found 641.42. ¹H NMR(300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.45-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.87-5.65 (m, 2H), 5.42 (s, 1H),5.16-5.01 (m, 4H), 4.27-4.16 (m, 2H), 4.32 (dd, J=5.0, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.25(dd, J=5.7, 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.90-3.72 (m, 2H), 3.20 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 2.83(s, 6H), 2.74-2.64 (m, 1H), 2.60-2.41 (m, 2H), 1.99-1.57 (m, 6H), 1.39(m, 3H), 1.15-1.07 (m, 6H), 0.93 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD) δ: 180.33, 176.81, 174.35, 174.13, 172.46, 157.45, 138.61,135.35, 133.98, 129.94, 129.58, 129.15, 119.97, 116.33, 60.05, 59.51,56.86, 54.42, 42.92, 42.13, 41.69, 36.07, 30.19, 28.50, 26.17, 26.04,23.19, 20.38, 19.79, 11.12.

Synthesis of(R)-2-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonyl)amino)-4-(dibenzylamino)-2-methylbutanoicacid CF₃COOH salt (40)

(R)-2-Fmoc-NH-2-methylpent-4-enoic acid (1 mmol, 350 mg) was dissolvedin THF/H₂O (2.6 mL/1 mL) in a flask. The hood lights were turned off andthe flask was covered by aluminum foil. Osmium tetroxide (0.05 mmol in0.32 mL H₂O) was added to the flask. After 5 min, NaIO₄ (2.5 mmol, 535mg) was added in small portions over a 15 min period. The reaction waskept at room temperature for 4 h before it was filtrated and the THF wasevaporated off. The residue was dissolved in EtOAc and saturated NH₄Caqueous solution was added. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc(2×30 mL) and the organic phase was combined, washed with brine, anddried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. The solution was concentrated in vacuo andthe crude product was dissolved in 1,2-dichloroethane (3 mL) in a flask.Then dibenzylamine (1.5 mmol, 0.29 mL) and sodium triacetoxyborohydride(3 mmol, 636 mg) were added to the flask. The reaction was stirred atroom temperature until the starting material disappeared on TLC. Thesolvent was evaporated and the remaining crude product was purified withC-18 reverse phase flash column to yield 40. White solid (75% yield over2 steps) MS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₃₄H₃₅N₂O₄ [M+H]⁺ 535.26, found535.23. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 7.80 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.62(dd, J=15.7, 7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.48-7.35 (m, 12H), 7.33-7.25 (m, 2H),4.43-4.05 (m, 7H), 3.25-3.03 (m, 2H), 2.55 (q, J=8.3, 6.5 Hz, 1H),2.46-2.20 (m, 1H), 1.35 (s, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, MeOD) δ 176.68,157.48, 145.26, 145.07, 142.58, 142.56, 132.20, 131.24, 130.45, 130.44,128.86, 128.19, 126.29, 126.14, 120.98, 67.91, 58.81, 58.40, 48.28,31.28, 24.16.

Method B. To a solution of intermediate 36a-36h in CH₂Cl₂,Hoveyda-Grubbs 2^(nd) Generation catalyst (0.5 equiv.) was added underN₂ atmosphere, and the reaction mixture stirred at 45° C. overnightunder N₂ atmosphere unless stated otherwise. With intermediates 36e-36ganother portion of the catalyst (0.5 equiv.) was added and stirredfurther overnight under the same conditions before filtering throughcelite and concentrating in vacuo. The remaining crude product waspurified over flash chromatography using CH₂Cl₂:MeOH. The cyclic productwas taken up to MeOH and the double bond was reduced using 10% Pd/Cunder 1 atm of H₂. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite andconcentrated. The remaining crude product was refluxed inCH₂Cl₂:Trifluoroacetic acid:H₂O (20:10:0.5) for 2h in order to removethe Pbf group from arginine guanidine, and evaporated. The crude productwas purified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phase column(Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm). The final compoundthen dissolved in CH₃CN:H₂O (1:1) and lyophilized

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 64) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 64 was prepared according Method B starting from 36a. The RCMcyclization was achieved at room temperature overnight. White solid (53%yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI+): m/z calculated for C₂₉H₄₇N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺587.3664, found 587.3664. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, MeOD): δ 7.42-7.30 (m, 5H),5.25 (s, 1H), 4.30 (dd, J=4.2, 9.8 Hz, 1H), 4.16 (dd, J=6.2, 7.7 Hz,1H), 3.51-3.42 (m, 1H), 3.19 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.12-2.99 (m, 1H),2.59-2.48 (m, 1H), 1.94-1.26 (m, 15H), 1.15-1.08 (m, 6H), 0.92 (t, J=7.4Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, MeOD-d₄): δ 179.86, 176.83, 174.99, 173.64,172.97, 158.86, 137.93, 130.06, 129.69, 129.32, 61.24, 60.70, 56.67,55.27, 41.91, 40.34, 39.25, 36.12, 29.99, 26.39, 25.94, 22.81, 21.83,20.06, 19.91, 10.84.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-1,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 65) CF₃COOH salt

The compound was prepared according Method B starting from 36e. Whitesolid (18% yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₃₀H₄₉N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 601.3820, found 601.3819. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ:7.41-7.21 (m, 5H), 5.91 (s, 1H), 4.28-4.20 (m, 1H), 4.10 (dd, J=4.7,10.1 Hz, 1H), 3.21 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.01 (s, 2.6H),2.95 (s, 0.4H),2.84-2.72 (m, 1H), 2.62-2.51 (m, 1H), 2.07-1.21 (m, 16H), 1.18-1.08 (m,6H), 1.00 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2.4H), 0.91 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 0.6H). ¹³C NMR (75MHz, CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 180.14, 176.79, 174.99, 173.94, 172.30, 158.88,138.57, 129.49, 129.28, 128.95, 60.76, 57.29, 56.26, 56.00, 47.38,42.01, 40.82, 36.21, 35.54, 29.60, 27.91, 26.38, 25.61, 25.50, 21.67,20.58, 19.72, 17.73.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-1,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 66) CF₃COOH salt

The compound was synthesized using Method B starting from 36f. Whitesolid (11% yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₄₈FN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 619.3726, found 619.3731. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD,2-rotamers) δ: 7.44-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.16-7.00 (m, 2H), 5.94 (s, 1H),4.24-4.16 (m, 1H), 4.07 (dd, J=4.2, 10.5 Hz, 1H), 3.20 (t, J=7.1 Hz,2H), 2.99 (s, 2.5H), 2.93 (s, 0.5 Hz), 2.78-2.68 (m, 1H), 2.63-2.49 (m,1H), 2.14-1.18 (m, 16H), 1.15 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.11 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H),1.01 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 2.5H), 0.89 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 0.5H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz,CD₃OD) δ: 180.14, 177.04, 175.19, 174.05, 172.07, 158.88, 134.96,134.93, 131.36, 131.26, 116.12, 115.83, 60.69, 57.55, 56.61, 55.15,46.99, 42.01, 40.67, 36.21, 35.29, 29.36, 27.51, 26.43, 26.16, 25.44,21.54, 20.72, 19.63, 11.89.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-1,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 67) CF₃COOH salt (Cpd. No. 67)

The compound was synthesized using Method B starting from 36g. Ph₂S wasadded during catalytic hydrogenation in order to reduce the activity ofPd/C. White solid (11% yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculatedfor C₃₀H₄₈ClN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 635.3431, found 635.3428. ¹H NMR (300 MHz,CD₃OD, rotamers) δ: 7.41-7.29 (m, 4H), 5.95 (s, 1H), 4.20 (t, 1H, J=6.6Hz), 4.07 (dd, 1H, J=4.2, 10.4 Hz), 3.25-3.17 (m, 2H), 2.99 (s, 2.4H),2.94 (s, 0.4H), 2.90 (s, 0.2H), 2.77-2.68 (m, 1H), 2.62-2.51 (m, 1H),2.15-1.59 (m, 9H), 1.55-1.18 (m, 7H), 1.16 (d, 3H, J=6.8 Hz), 1.12 (d,3H, J=6.7 Hz), 1.02 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 2.3H), 0.90 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 0.7H). ¹³CNMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 180.13, 177.03, 175.22, 174.10, 171.85, 158.89,137.86, 134.64, 131.07, 129.38, 60.68, 57.64, 56.59, 55.23, 46.88,42.01, 40.69, 36.23, 35.25, 29.35, 27.43, 26.43, 26.29, 25.41, 21.51,20.75, 19.61, 11.92.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 68) CF₃COOH salt

The compound was synthesized using Method B starting from 36h. The RCMcyclization was achieved at room temperature overnight. White solid (75%yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₃₀H₄₉N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺601.3820, found 601.3829. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.42-7.33 (m, 5H),5.24 (s, 1H), 4.30 (dd, J=4.2, 9.8 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (dd, J=6.0, 7.8 Hz,1H), 3.52-3.43 (m, 1H), 3.18 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.11-2.99 (m, 1H), 2.85(s, 3H), 2.59-2.48 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.24 (m, 15H), 1.18-1.06 (m, 6H), 0.92(t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 179.84, 176.79, 175.01,173.94, 172.98, 158.42, 137.90, 130.06, 129.70, 129.33, 61.29, 60.68,56.62, 55.22, 41.93, 40.39, 39.28, 36.11, 30.06, 28.54, 26.40, 25.98,22.79, 21.86, 20.08, 19.90, 10.81.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((E)-2,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 69) CF₃COOH salt

The compound was synthesized according to Method B starting from 36iwith the following modification. The RCM cyclization was achieved atroom temperature overnight. After the catalytic hydrogenation step thecrude product was taken into CH₂Cl₂:Trifluoroacetic acid (1:1) andstirred for 0.5 h at room temperature in order to form thetrifluoroacetic acid salt. This mixture was evaporated and purified.White solid (27% yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₁H₅₁N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 615.3977, found 615.3975. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:7.42-7.33 (m, 5H), 5.24 (s, 1H), 4.36-4.28 (m, 1H), 4.18 (dd, J=6.0, 7.8Hz, 1H), 3.53-3.43 (m, 1H), 3.20 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 3.10-2.98 (m, 1H),2.85 (s, 6H), 2.59-2.48 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.23 (m, 15H), 1.15-1.07 (m, 6H),0.92 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 179.79, 176.72,175.06, 173.95, 172.97, 157.53, 137.88, 130.06, 129.71, 129.32, 61.34,60.66, 56.56, 55.17, 41.93, 40.41, 39.29, 36.10, 30.06, 28.52, 26.34,26.01, 22.89, 21.91, 20.07, 19.91, 10.81.

Synthesis ofN-((3S,6R,9R,12S)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 70) CF₃COOH salt

The procedure, used to make Cpd. No. 64, was applied for making Cpd. No.70. Identical NMR spectrum, ESI-MS data were observed.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotridecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 71) CF₃COOH salt

A method applied for 12 was used to make 9 starting from 24. White solid(24.5% yield over 4 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₅H₃₉N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 531.3038, found 531.3040. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.47-7.12(m, 5H), 5.29 (s, 1H), 4.36 (t, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H),4.04 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.58 (dd, J=13.8, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (dd, J=13.6,4.7 Hz, 1H), 3.12-2.93 (m, 2H), 2.48-2.41 (m, 1H), 1.80-1.29 (m, 6H),1.03 (d, J=2.6 Hz, 3H), 1.01 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 3H), 0.77 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).¹³C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO) δ 176.36, 172.67, 171.06, 170.69, 170.63, 156.74,137.19, 128.18, 127.59, 127.55, 57.49, 55.18, 54.67, 53.39, 40.78,34.24, 27.40, 25.31, 23.21, 19.48, 19.09, 10.54.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 1) CF₃COOH salt

A method applied for Cpd. No. 73 was used to make Cpd. No. 1 startingfrom 24. White solid (21.7% yield over 4 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₂₆H₄₁N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 545.3200, found 545.3197. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.44-7.36 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 3H), 5.44 (s, 1H),4.33-4.21 (m, 2H), 4.18 (dd, J=7.7, 6.2 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (dt, J=14.4, 3.7Hz, 1H), 3.26-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.88 (dd, J=14.3, 11.8 Hz, 1H), 2.65 (hept,J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 2.55-2.39 (m, 1H), 2.22-2.03 (m, 1H), 1.89-1.59 (m, 6H),1.19 (dd, J=13.8, 6.8 Hz, 6H), 0.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz,CD₃OD) δ 181.84, 175.27, 175.05, 172.50, 172.27, 158.65, 139.13, 129.49,129.39, 128.96, 58.55, 57.07, 55.76, 54.13, 41.74, 36.09, 35.68, 30.21,28.78, 26.53, 24.52, 20.38, 19.42, 11.07.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclopentadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 72) CF₃COOH salt

A method applied for Cpd. No. 73 was used to make Cpd. No. 72 startingfrom 24. White solid (21.5% yield over 4 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₂₇H₄₃N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 559.3356, found 559.3351. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.47-7.25 (m, 5H), 5.27 (s, 1H), 4.31 (dd, J=10.5, 5.0 Hz,1H), 4.20 (dd, J=7.9, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (dd, J=9.5, 3.7 Hz, 1H),3.46-3.37 (m, 1H), 3.24-3.01 (m, 3H), 2.65-2.49 (m, 1H), 1.93-1.60 (m,10H), 1.15 (dd, J=6.9, 5.9 Hz, 6H), 0.93 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101MHz, CD₃OD) δ 180.68, 175.30, 174.76, 173.75, 172.98, 158.61, 137.32,129.90, 129.58, 129.22, 60.94, 56.96, 56.23, 55.33, 41.56, 39.56, 35.76,29.84, 28.93, 26.58, 26.15, 19.96, 19.63, 10.67.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclohexadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 73) CF₃COOH salt

Fmoc-D-Phg-OH (0.5 mmol, 0.17 g) was loaded on the 0.1 mmol2-chlorotrityl chloride (24) resin (ChemPep) (1 mmol/g) overnight inCH₂Cl₂ and in the presence of 2,4,6-collidine (3 mmol, 0.4 mL). Then,the resin was washed with DMF, MeOH, CH₂Cl₂, respectively, mixed withDIPEA (0.29 mmol, 0.5 mL) in MeOH:CH₂Cl₂ (1:5) and was shaken for 30 minto endcap unreacted 2-chlorotrityl group on the resin. Next, classicalchain elongation was carried out with Fmoc chemistry. The peptideintermediate (38d) was cleaved from the resin by treatment of 37d with 4ml of 1% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ (3×10 min). The filtrate wasevaporated and followed by treatment with 10% trifluoroacetic acid inCH₂Cl₂ for 30 min. Then the solvent was evaporated and the remainingcrude product was purified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reversephase column (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm) to yield38d. White powder, MS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₄₁H₆₃N₈O₉S [M+H]⁺843.44, found 843.38.

Intermediate 38d (50 mg, 0.05 mmol) dissolved in 5 mL DMF was slowlyadded to a solution of HATU (38 mg, 0.1 mmol) and DIPEA (0.05 mL, 0.25mmol) in 5 mL DMF during 30 min. The reaction was stirred for another 30min and then the solvent was evaporated. The remaining crude product waspurified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phase column(Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm) to yield 39d. Whitepowder, MS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₄₁H₆₁N₈O₈S [M+H]⁺ 825.43, found825.36.

The cyclic product 39d was then dissolved in trifluoroacetic acid:H₂O(95:5) and stirred at room temperature for 2h in order to remove the Pbfgroup from arginine guanidine. Then the solvent was evaporated and thecrude product was purified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reversephase column (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm). Thefinal compound Cpd. No. 73 then was dissolved in CH₃CN:H₂O (1:1) andlyophilized. White solid (12.7% yield over 4 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 573.3513, found 573.3507. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.50-7.28 (m, 5H), 5.14 (s, 1H), 4.28 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 1H),4.13 (dd, J=10.4, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.08-3.99 (m, 1H), 3.54-3.41 (m, 1H),3.18 (td, J=7.1, 2.5 Hz, 2H), 3.04-2.97 (m, 1H), 2.62-2.51 (m, 1H),1.94-1.54 (m, 9H), 1.47-1.24 (m, 3H), 1.13 (dd, J=6.9, 3.3 Hz, 6H), 0.90(t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 180.51, 175.63, 174.34,173.64, 172.92, 158.63, 137.30, 129.92, 129.67, 129.31, 61.54, 57.09,56.08, 55.83, 41.61, 39.68, 35.72, 32.14, 29.95, 29.24, 26.68, 26.53,23.37, 19.93, 19.74, 10.25.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 4) CF₃COOH salt

Fmoc-D-Phg-OH (0.5 mmol, 0.17 g) was loaded on the 0.1 mmol2-chlorotrityl chloride (24) resin (ChemPep) (1 mmol/g) overnight inCH₂Cl₂ and in the presence of 2,4,6-collidine (3 mmol, 0.4 mL). Then,the resin was washed with DMF, MeOH, CH₂C₂, respectively, mixed withDIPEA (0.29 mmol, 0.5 mL) in MeOH:CH₂Cl₂ (1:5) and was shaken for 30 minto endcap unreacted 2-chlorotrityl group on the resin. Next, classicalchain elongation was carried out with Fmoc chemistry. The peptideintermediate was cleaved from the resin by treatment of 41a with 4 ml of1% trifluoroacetic acid in CH₂Cl₂ (3×10 min). The filtrate wasevaporated and the residue was dissolved in anhydrous ethanol. Pd/C (20mg) was added to the flask and the reaction was stirred at H₂ atmospherefor 12h at 50° C. Then the reaction was filtered, the filtrate wasevaporated and the remaining crude product was purified with preparativeHPLC using the C18 reverse phase column (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™,5 μm, 50×100 mm) to yield 42a. White powder, MS (ESI): m/z calculatedfor C₄₀H₆₁N₈O₉S [M+H]⁺ 829.43, found 829.25.

Then the method applied for Cpd. No. 73 starting from 38d was used tomake Cpd. No. 4 starting from 42a. White solid (8.7% yield over 4steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₃N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 559.3352, found559.3351. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 7.49-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.20(m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (dd, J=10.5, 3.8 Hz, 1H),4.24-4.06 (m, 1H), 3.85-3.63 (m, 1H), 3.26-3.16 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.56 (m,3H), 2.24-2.07 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.59 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.32 (m,1H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.96 (t, J=7.4 Hz,3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, MeOD) δ 182.07, 177.62, 175.47, 172.28, 172.11,158.66, 139.36, 129.48, 129.42, 128.86, 59.98, 58.21, 57.51, 55.53,41.72, 38.63, 36.40, 35.98, 28.83, 26.67, 24.75, 21.17, 18.90, 11.06.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclopentadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 74) CF₃COOH salt

A method applied for Cpd. No. 73 was used to make Cpd. No. 74 startingfrom 24. White solid (19.4% yield over 4 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 573.3513, found 573.3506. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.55-7.23 (m, 5H), 5.35 (s, 1H), 4.40 (dd, J=10.0, 4.7 Hz,1H), 4.16 (dd, J=8.6, 6.3 Hz, 1H), 3.41-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.24-3.12 (m, 3H),2.65-2.37 (m, 1H), 2.00-1.48 (m, 10H), 1.46 (s, 3H), 1.12 (dd, J=6.8,2.5 Hz, 6H), 0.94 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 179.91,176.79, 174.82, 174.33, 172.75, 158.62, 138.00, 129.82, 129.37, 128.93,60.47, 60.37, 56.91, 55.12, 41.74, 40.12, 37.57, 35.81, 28.76, 26.24,25.14, 23.68, 21.04, 19.97, 19.36, 11.00.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacycloheptadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 75) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 75 was prepared according Method B starting from 36b. The RCMcyclization was achieved at room temperature overnight. White solid (28%yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₃₀H₄₉N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺601.3820, found 601.3827. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.45-7.32 (m, 5H),5.22 (s, 1H), 4.45-4.31 (m, 2H), 3.28-3.13 (m, 4H), 2.59-2.49 (m, 1H),1.97-1.05 (m, 23H), 0.89 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ:179.80, 176.66, 174.54, 173.62, 173.32, 158.81, 137.54, 130.08, 129.79,129.44, 61.04, 60.91, 55.74, 54.59, 41.83, 41.69, 39.95, 36.05, 30.64,29.75, 27.18, 27.10, 26.14, 25.08, 21.12, 20.33, 19.48, 10.18.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclooctadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 76) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 76 was prepared according Method B starting from 36c. The RCMcyclization was achieved at room temperature overnight. White solid (46%yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₃₁H₅₁N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺615.3977, found 615.3976. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.45-7.29 (m, 5H),5.40 (s, 1H), 4.29-4.19 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.47 (m, 1H), 3.19 (t, J=6.7 Hz,2H), 3.09-2.96 (m, 1H), 2.63-2.52 (m, 1H), 2.02-1.59 (m, 8H), 1.58-1.27(m, 11H), 1.14 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.12 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.89 (t, J=7.4Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 180.53, 177.59, 174.48, 173.99,172.88, 158.86, 138.38, 129.97, 129.57, 60.67, 59.87, 56.51, 55.22,42.04, 39.80, 37.53, 36.09, 29.98, 28.42, 28.38, 26.42, 25.37, 22.72,22.47, 20.08, 19.94, 10.69.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacycloicosan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 77) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 77 was prepared according Method B starting from 36d. The RCMcyclization was achieved at room temperature overnight. White solid (27%yield over 3 steps). HRMS (ESI): m/z calc. for C₃₃H₅₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺643.4290, found 643.4292. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 7.41-7.30 (m, 5H),5.40 (s, 1H), 4.34-4.28 (m, 1H), 4.18 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.55-3.44 (m,1H), 3.17 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.07-2.95 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.50 (m, 1H),2.00-1.28 (m, 23H), 1.16-1.07 (m, 6H), 0.92 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR(75 MHz, CD₃OD) δ: 180.22, 176.92, 174.53, 174.30, 172.69, 158.81,138.70, 130.03, 129.55, 129.39, 60.72, 59.51, 57.11, 54.55, 42.14,40.03, 38.56, 36.13, 30.28, 29.31, 28.92, 28.63, 28.04, 26.56, 26.16,26.10, 23.50, 22.76, 20.05, 10.81.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 5) CF₃COOH salt

A method applied for Cpd. No. 4 was used to make Cpd. No. 5 startingfrom intermediate 24. White solid (15.4% yield over 4 steps). HRMS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 573.3507, found 573.3511. ¹HNMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 7.44-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.26 (m, 3H),5.48-5.44 (m, 1H), 4.38 (dd, J=10.5, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (td, J=7.0, 3.2Hz, 1H), 3.80-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.16 (m, 2H), 2.83 (s, 3H), 2.75-2.57(m, 3H), 2.25-2.11 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.69 (m, 4H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.41-1.32(m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4Hz, 3H). ¹³C NMR (101 MHz, MeOD) δ 182.17, 177.63, 175.52, 172.28,172.10, 158.21, 139.37, 129.49, 129.41, 128.86, 60.07, 58.20, 57.47,55.52, 41.75, 38.63, 36.41, 36.02, 28.88, 28.31, 26.64, 24.75, 21.18,18.90, 11.06.

Cpd. Nos. 101-105 were synthesized using the procedure used in thesynthesis of Cpd. No. 4.

Synthesis ofN-((3S,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 62) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 62 was obtained in the synthesis of starting from Cpd. No. 5from 24, as D-α-phenylglycine was isomerized to L-α-phenylglycine duringthe solid phase peptide synthesis. White solid (7% yield over 4 steps).HRMS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 573.3507, found573.3504. ¹H NMR (300 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 7.36-7.19 (m, 5H), 5.21 (s,1H), 4.27 (dd, J=8.8, 6.3 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (dd, J=8.5, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.38(dt, J=14.6, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 3.28-3.14 (m, 2H), 3.04 (t, J=13.5 Hz, 1H),2.84 (s, 3H), 2.70-2.53 (m, 2H), 2.00-1.60 (m, 7H), 1.55 (s, 3H), 1.20(d, J=5.5 Hz, 3H), 1.18 (d, J=5.3 Hz, 3H), 0.91 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H). ¹³CNMR (101 MHz, MeOD) δ 181.09, 177.37, 174.97, 173.54, 171.64, 158.20,138.80, 129.24, 128.74, 128.60, 60.17, 59.82, 57.73, 57.65, 41.83,37.48, 37.15, 36.12, 28.51, 28.30, 26.74, 26.11, 21.12, 19.18, 10.88.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(4-(dimethylamino)butyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 6) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 6 was obtained using the procedure applied for Cpd. No. 9 fromCpd. No. 104 in 32% yield. White solid. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₂₉H₄₇N₆O₅ [M+H]⁺ 559.36, found 559.45. ¹H NMR (400 MHz,Methanol-d₄) δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (d, J=9.5 Hz,1H), 8.00 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.58-7.39 (m, 2H),7.39-7.16 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.37 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz,1H), 4.14 (td, J=7.5, 7.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.82-3.69 (m, 1H), 3.12 (dd,J=9.2, 6.9 Hz, 2H), 2.88 (s, 6H), 2.75-2.57 (m, 3H), 2.17 (dtd, J=14.8,7.4, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 1.95-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.83-1.67 (m, 3H), 1.61-1.41 (m,5H), 1.40-1.32 (m, 1H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H),0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-phenethyl-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 13) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 13 was synthesized using the procedure applied for Cpd. No. 4to yield 3.9 mg, white powder, 7% yield over 3 steps. >98% purity. MS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₃₁H₄₂N₅O₅ [M+H]⁺ 564.32, found 564.39. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.56 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=4.3 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (d,J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.53-7.38(m, 2H), 7.38-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.25-7.08 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),4.39 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (ddd, J=8.1, 5.6, 4.2 Hz, 1H),3.84-3.68 (m, 1H), 2.86-2.56 (m, 5H), 2.24-2.01 (m, 3H), 1.86-1.71 (m,1H), 1.55 (s, 3H), 1.42-1.32 (m, 1H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.17 (d,J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.97 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-phenylpropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 14) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 14 was synthesized using the procedure applied for Cpd. No. 4to yield 3.9 mg, white powder, 7% yield over 3 steps. >98% purity. MS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₃₂H₄₄N₅O₅ [M+H]⁺ 578.33, found 578.43. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=3.9 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d,J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.02 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.46-7.37(m, 2H), 7.37-7.21 (m, 5H), 7.21-7.06 (m, 3H), 5.45 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),4.36 (td, J=10.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.19-4.05 (m, 1H), 3.84-3.68 (m, 1H),2.76-2.49 (m, 5H), 2.16 (ddd, J=14.2, 7.4, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 1.90-1.67 (m,5H), 1.51 (s, 3H), 1.37-1.32 (m, 1H), 1.20 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.12 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.91 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 15) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 15 was synthesized using the procedure applied for Cpd. No. 4to yield 8.8 mg, white powder, 17% yield over 3 steps. >98% purity. MS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₆H₃₉N₆O₆ [M+H]⁺ 531.29, found 531.36.

Synthesis ofN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-ureidopropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 16) CF₃COOH salt

Cpd. No. 16 was synthesized using the procedure applied for Cpd. No. 4to yield 3.2 mg, white powder, 6% yield over 3 steps. >98% purity. MS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₂N₇O₆ [M+H]⁺ 560.32, found 560.26. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.57 (s, 1H), 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.18 (d, J=9.5 Hz,1H), 8.04 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.52-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.40-7.15 (m, 4H), 5.46(d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 4.39 (td, J=10.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (td, J=6.5, 3.6Hz, 1H), 3.83-3.71 (m, 1H), 3.17 (q, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.77-2.60 (m, 3H),2.19 (ddt, J=14.9, 11.3, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 1.93-1.77 (m, 3H), 1.67-1.59 (m,2H), 1.54 (s, 3H), 1.39-1.33 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.96 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

The following Compounds of the Disclosure were prepared using thesynthetic methods described above.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)methyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 7) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 7 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 9 from Cpd. No. 101 to yield 3.8 mg,white powder, 65% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₄₈N₇O₅[M+H]⁺ 586.37, found 586.40.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(2-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 8) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 8 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 9 from Cpd. No. 172 to yield 3.8 mg,white powder, 65% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₁H₅₀N₇O₅[M+H]⁺ 600.39, found 600.47. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ8.64 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.94-7.83 (m, 1H), 7.47-7.38 (m,2H), 7.38-7.21 (m, 3H), 5.47 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (dd, J=10.5, 3.9Hz, 1H), 4.30 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.77 (t, J=10.1 Hz, 1H), 3.64 (d,J=12.5 Hz, 2H), 3.53-3.40 (m, 1H), 3.39-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.29-3.21 (m, 1H),3.20-3.00 (m, 2H), 2.89 (s, 3H), 2.77-2.56 (m, 3H), 2.49-2.32 (m, 2H),2.32-2.08 (m, 3H), 2.08-1.87 (m, 2H), 1.81 (ddd, J=14.2, 10.5, 7.3 Hz,1H), 1.54 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.31 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.15 (d,J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 9) CF₃COOH salt.

Cpd. No. 103 (18 mg, 0.035 mmol) was dissolved in DCE (2 mL).N-methyl-4-piperidone (6.5 uL, 0.5 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)₃ (30 mg, 0.14mmol) were added to the reaction. The reaction was stirred at roomtemperature for 4 hr and then quenched with saturated ammonium chloridesolution (10 mL). The product was extracted with ethyl acetate (3*10 mL)and the combined organic solution was dried and concentrated undervacuum. The residue was purified with preparative HPLC using the C18reverse phase column (Waters, Sunfire™ Prep Cis OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm),yielding Cpd. No. 9 (10.7 mg, white powder, 50% yield). >98% purity. MS(ESI): m/z calculated for C₃₂H₅₂N₇O₅[M+H]⁺ 614.40, found 614.53. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.43 (d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (d,J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.89 (dd, J=9.4, 2.6 Hz, 1H),7.45-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.24 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td,J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (dd, J=7.6, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 3.79-3.71 (m, 1H),3.65 (d, J=12.6 Hz, 2H), 3.48-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.17-3.08 (m, 3H), 2.88 (s,3H), 2.74-2.61 (m, 3H), 2.38 (d, J=13.5 Hz, 2H), 2.18 (ddd, J=14.2, 7.4,3.9 Hz, 1H), 1.95-1.75 (m, 6H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.43-1.24 (m, 2H), 1.22(d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.15 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-((pyridin-2-ylamino)methyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 10) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 10 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 12 from Cpd. No. 101 to yield 3.1 mg,white powder, 54% yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 566.32; calcd forC₂₉H₄₀N₇O₅ (M+H)⁺: 566.31; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 11) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 11 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 12 from Cpd. No. 102 to yield 4.4 mg,white powder, 54% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₄₂N₇O₅[M+H]⁺ 580.32, found 580.27.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 12) CF₃COOH salt.

Cpd. No. 103 (5 mg, 0.01 mmol) was dissolved in 2-fluoropyridine (0.2mL). The reaction was heated to 120° C. for 4 hr under microwave. Thenthe reaction was cooled to room temperature and the residue was purifiedwith preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phase column (Waters,Sunfire™ Prep Cis OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm), yielding Cpd. No. 12 (2.6 mg,white powder, 45% yield). >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₁H₄₄N₇O₅[M+H]⁺ 594.34, found 594.34. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ8.61 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.95-7.78 (m, 3H), 7.47-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.23 (m, 3H),7.05 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 6.89 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 5.47 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),4.39 (td, J=10.0, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.27-4.15 (m, 1H), 3.76 (t, J=11.2 Hz,1H), 3.52-3.38 (m, 2H), 2.78-2.57 (m, 3H), 2.18 (ddd, J=14.2, 7.5, 4.0Hz, 1H), 1.99-1.72 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.29 (m, 2H), 1.22 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.93 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H)

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 17) CF₃COOH salt.

Cpd. No. 103 (5 mg, 0.01 mmol) was dissolved in Ethanol (0.2 mL) andDIEA (0.05 mL). 2-Methylthio-2-imidazoline hydroiodide (25 mg, 0.1 mmol)was added to the reaction. The reaction was heated to 120° C. for 4 hrunder microwave under there is no starting materials left checked byUPLC. Then the reaction was cooled to room temperature and the residuewas purified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phase column(Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm), yielding Cpd. No. 17(3.1 mg, white powder, 53% yield). >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculatedfor C₂₉H₄₅N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 585.35, found 585.47. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄)δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.33 (d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.25 (m,3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (td,J=7.0, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 3.81-3.73 (m, 1H), 3.70 (s, 4H), 3.29-3.22 (m, 2H),2.76-2.62 (m, 3H), 2.18 (ddt, J=15.0, 7.5, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 1.92-1.71 (m,5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.30 (m, 2H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d,J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 18) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 18 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 102 to yield 2.7 mg,white powder, 47% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₈H₄₃N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 571.34, found 571.51. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ8.62 (s, 1H), 8.46 (d, J=4.5 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (d,J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.38 (m, 2H), 7.38-7.22 (m,3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td, J=10.0, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.26-4.16(m, 1H), 3.84-3.66 (m, 5H), 3.50-3.36 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.60 (m, 3H), 2.18(ddd, J=14.1, 7.4, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 2.08-1.99 (m, 2H), 1.80 (ddd, J=14.2,10.5, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.43-1.31 (m, 2H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz,3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 19) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 19 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 102 to yield 0.6 mg,white powder, 10% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₈H₄₁N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 569.32, found 569.27.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 20) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 20 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 102 to yield 1.4 mg,white powder, 24% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₉H₄₃N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 583.34, found 583.31. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ8.80 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J=10.6 Hz, 1H), 8.33 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H),8.19 (d, J=9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H),7.52-7.23 (m, 5H), 6.89-6.82 (m, 1H), 5.45 (s, 1H), 4.38 (td, J=10.0,3.9 Hz, 1H), 4.22-4.12 (m, 1H), 3.96-3.88 (m, 1H), 3.80-3.56 (m, 2H),2.76-2.51 (m, 3H), 2.23-2.14 (m, 1H), 1.99-1.67 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H),1.40-1.31 (m, 2H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.15 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.93(t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 21) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 21 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 103 to yield 2.3 mg,white powder, 69% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₄₃N₈O₅[M+H]⁺ 595.34, found 585.43. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ8.60 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 2H), 8.31 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (d,J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 8.02 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.22(m, 5H), 6.79 (t, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td,J=10.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.23-4.13 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.71 (m, 1H), 3.48 (td,J=7.0, 2.7 Hz, 2H), 2.75-2.56 (m, 3H), 2.22-2.11 (m, 1H), 1.96-1.86 (m,2H), 1.86-1.71 (m, 3H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.36-1.28 (m, 2H), 1.21 (d, J=6.9Hz, 3H), 1.12 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.93 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((E)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 22) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 22 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 4 to yield 1.1 mg, white powder, 2% yieldover 4 steps. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₉H₄₄N₈O₅F₃[M+H]⁺ 641.34, found 641.50.

N-(3-((5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2-yl)propyl)acrylamide(Cpd. No. 23) CF₃COOH salt.

Cpd. No. 103 (4 mg, 0.008 mmol) and acrylic acid (0.8 uL, 0.012 mmol)were dissolved in DMF (0.5 mL). DIEA (7 uL, 0.04 mmol) and HATU (6 mg,0.016 mmol) were added to the reaction. The reaction was stirred at roomtemperature for 2 hr. The solvent was removed, and the residue waspurified with preparative HPLC using the C18 reverse phase column(Waters, Sunfire™ Prep C18 OBD™, 5 μm, 50×100 mm), yielding Cpd. No. 23(2.9 mg, white powder, 66% yield). >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculatedfor C₂₉H₄₃N₆O₆[M+H]⁺ 571.32, found 571.36.

N-(4-((2S,5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2-yl)butyl)acrylamide(Cpd. No. 24) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 24 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 23 from Cpd. No. 104. (3.4 mg, whitepowder, 51% yield). >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₄₅N₆O₆[M+H]⁺ 585.34, found 585.39.

N-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-(2-chloroacetamido)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 25) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 25 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 23 with 2-Chloroacetric acid instead ofacrylic acid from Cpd. No. 103. (3.6 mg, white powder, 78% yield). >98%purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₂N₆O₆C₁[M+H]⁺ 593.29, found593.31.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-acetylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 26) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 26 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 2.1 mg,white powder, 36% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₅₃N₈O₆ [M+H]⁺ 621.41, found 621.53.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 30) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 30 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 4.3 mg,white powder, 76% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₅₃N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 605.41, found 605.42.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((E)-2,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 31) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 31 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 1.7 mg,white powder, 30% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃H₅₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 607.43, found 607.55.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-nitroguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 32) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 32 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 5.4 mg,white powder, 93% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₈H₅ON₉O₇ [M+H]⁺ 624.38, found 624.36.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-cyanoguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 33) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 33 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 3.0 mg,white powder, 53% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₉H₅₀N₉O₅ [M+H]⁺ 604.39, found 604.52.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-(hydrazinecarboximidamido)propyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 34) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 34 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 5.9 mg,white powder, 89% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₈H₅₂N₉O₅ [M+H]⁺ 594.41, found 594.49.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-carbamimidoylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 35) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 35 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 2.2 mg,white powder, 38% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₂₉H₅₃N₁₀O₅ [M+H]⁺ 621.42, found 621.51.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-(3,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 36) CF₃COOH salt. White solid. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/zcalculated for C₃₀H₅₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 607.43, found 607.51.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 40) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 40 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 2.9 mg,white powder, 50% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₁H₅₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 619.43, found 619.50.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-(3-ethylguanidino)propyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 45) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 45 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 7.3 mg,white powder, 92% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₀H₅₅N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 607.43, found 607.56.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-(3-propylguanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 46) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 46 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 4.6 mg,white powder, 80% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₁H₅₇N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 621.45, found 621.56.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-butylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 47) CF₃COOH salt. Cpd. No. 47 was synthesized using theprocedure applied for Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 3.9 mg,white powder, 66% yield. >98% purity. MS (ESI): m/z calculated forC₃₂H₅₉N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 635.46, found 635.59.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 43). Cpd. No. 43 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 4.2 mg, white powder, 73%yield LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 620.55; calcd for C₃₂H₅₈N₇O₅ (M+H)⁺:620.45; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((amino(methylamino)methyl)amino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 87). Cpd. No. 87 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 3.4 mg, white powder, 62%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 593.50; calcd for C₂₉H₅₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:595.43; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 78). Cpd. No. 78 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 2.5 mg, white powder, 5% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 573.32; calcd for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 573.35; >98%purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-6-propyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 88). Cpd. No. 88 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 19.6 mg, white powder, 34% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 573.33; calcd for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 573.35; >98%purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.64 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, J=4.0 Hz,1H), 8.19 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.93-7.86 (m, 1H),7.45-7.39 (m, 2H), 7.36-7.25 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.47 (ddd,J=11.0, 9.5, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (ddd, J=7.5, 6.3, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.83-3.68(m, 1H), 3.30-3.15 (m, 2H), 2.75-2.57 (m, 3H), 2.18-2.05 (m, 1H),1.91-1.65 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.47-1.26 (m, 4H), 1.23 (d, J=6.9 Hz,3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.93 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-6-isopropyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 89). Cpd. No. 89 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 11.7 mg, white powder, 20% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 573.43; calcd for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 573.35; >98%purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J=3.6 Hz,1H), 7.98 (t, J=9.7 Hz, 2H), 7.93-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.45-7.36 (m, 2H),7.36-7.24 (m, 3H), 5.47 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.59 (dd, J=10.2, 3.9 Hz,1H), 4.15 (ddd, J=7.7, 6.3, 3.5 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (td, J=13.1, 10.9, 3.2 Hz,1H), 3.28-3.14 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.61 (m, 3H), 2.61-2.50 (m, 1H), 1.98-1.66(m, 4H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.38-1.29 (m, 1H), 1.21 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.18(d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 1.03 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 0.92 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-((R)-sec-butyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 90). Cpd. No. 90 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 7.8 mg, white powder, 14% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 587.44; calcd for C₂₉H₄₇N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 587.37; >98%purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.22 (d, J=3.6 Hz,1H), 8.01 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (t, J=9.7 Hz, 2H), 7.42-7.35 (m, 2H),7.35-7.23 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (dd, J=10.2, 3.7 Hz,1H), 4.14 (ddd, J=7.7, 6.3, 3.5 Hz, 1H), 3.75 (td, J=9.6, 5.3 Hz, 1H),3.28-3.13 (m, 2H), 2.77-2.57 (m, 3H), 2.36-2.23 (m, 1H), 1.94-1.58 (m,5H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.36-1.25 (m, 2H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.18 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.97-0.89 (m, 6H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-acetylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 91). Cpd. No. 91 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 103 to yield 3.4 mg, white powder, 61%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 601.44; calcd for C₂₉H₄₄N₈O₆ (M+H)⁺:600.34; >98% purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.33(d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87(d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.49-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.20 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.2Hz, 1H), 4.39 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.22-4.14 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.71 (m,1H), 3.46-3.34 (m, 2H), 2.75-2.58 (m, 3H), 2.25-2.08 (m, 4H), 1.97-1.73(m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.33 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16(d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 92). Cpd. No. 92 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 103 to yield 7.2 mg, white powder, 65%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 599.46; calcd for C₃₀H₄₇N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:599.37; >98% purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.33(d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),7.93-7.82 (m, 1H), 7.48-7.37 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.23 (m, 3H), 5.46 (d, J=9.1Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (td, J=7.1, 4.0 Hz, 1H),3.81-3.71 (m, 1H), 3.38-3.32 (m, 4H), 3.26-3.08 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.57 (m,3H), 2.26-2.10 (m, 1H), 1.98-1.90 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.65 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s,3H), 1.42-1.32 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H),0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 80). Cpd. No. 80 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 8.0 mg, white powder, 14% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 577.34; calcd for C₂₇H₄₂FN₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:577.33; >98% purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.64 (s, 1H), 8.38(d, J=3.9 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.06 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.86(dd, J=9.9, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (td, J=8.0, 5.9 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (dt, J=7.7,1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (dt, J=9.8, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.11-6.91 (m, 1H), 5.49 (d,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.39 (td, J=10.1, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (td, J=7.5, 7.0, 3.9Hz, 1H), 3.85-3.64 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.15 (m, 2H), 2.76-2.55 (m, 3H), 2.19(ddd, J=14.2, 7.4, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 1.87-1.66 (m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.37(dd, J=6.7, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H),0.96 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((8S,11R,16R)-8-(3-guanidinopropyl)-11-methyl-7,10,15,18-tetraoxo-16-phenyl-6,9,14,17-tetraazaspiro[4.13]octadecan-11-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 86). Cpd. No. 86 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 4.2 mg, white powder, 7% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 585.43; calcd for C₂₉H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H): 585.35; >98%purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 81). Cpd. No. 81 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 3.3 mg, white powder, 6% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 609.35; calcd for C₃₁H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 609.35; >98%purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 82). Cpd. No. 82 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 9 mg, white powder, 15% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 609.42; calcd for C₃₁H₄₅N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺: 609.35; >98%purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.63 (s, 1H), 8.37 (d, J=4.0 Hz,1H), 8.22 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.94 (d, J=8.5 Hz,1H), 7.89-7.78 (m, 4H), 7.58 (dd, J=8.5, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.52-7.38 (m, 2H),5.66 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (td, J=10.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.19 (td, J=7.1,4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.88-3.73 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.11 (m, 2H), 2.79-2.55 (m, 3H),2.28-2.10 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.68 (m, 5H), 1.55 (s, 3H), 1.43-1.34 (m, 1H),1.24 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.18 (d, J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.97 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 79). Cpd. No. 79 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 10.5 mg, white powder, 18% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 577.39; calcd for C₂₇H₄₂FN₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:577.33; >98% purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.62 (s, 1H), 8.35(d, J=3.9 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H),7.89-7.73 (m, 1H), 7.43 (td, J=7.5, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.36-7.26 (m, 1H), 7.14(td, J=7.6, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (ddd, J=9.6, 8.3, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.84 (d,J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.41 (td, J=10.1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (td, J=7.5, 7.0, 3.9Hz, 1H), 3.87-3.65 (m, 1H), 3.22 (ddt, J=13.6, 11.4, 7.1 Hz, 2H),2.79-2.50 (m, 3H), 2.19 (m, J=14.8, 7.5, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 1.93-1.67 (m, 5H),1.52 (s, 3H), 1.36-1.28 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.6Hz, 3H), 0.96 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 93). Cpd. No. 93 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 4 to yield 6.0 mg, white powder, 10% yield over 4 steps.LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 589.38; calcd for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₆ (M+H)⁺: 589.35; >98%purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=4.1 Hz,1H), 8.20 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (d, J=9.2 Hz,1H), 7.39-7.25 (m, 2H), 6.94-6.83 (m, 2H), 5.41 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.37(td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 4.15 (td, J=7.5, 7.0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.91-3.61(m, 4H), 3.28-3.12 (m, 2H), 2.74-2.52 (m, 3H), 2.26-2.11 (m, 1H),1.96-1.69 (m, 5H), 1.52 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.31 (m, 1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.9 Hz,3H), 1.16 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 94). Cpd. No. 94 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 to yield 2.3 mg, white powder, 42% yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z(M+H)⁺: 589.36; calcd for C₂₈H₄₅N₈O₆ (M+H)⁺: 589.35; >98% purity. ¹H NMR(400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (d,J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (t,J=7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.08-7.01 (m, 1H), 6.97 (dt, J=7.6, 1.2 Hz, 1H),6.89-6.77 (m, 1H), 5.42 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.38 (td, J=10.1, 3.8 Hz,1H), 4.16 (td, J=7.5, 7.1, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 3.91-3.65 (m, 4H), 3.29-3.15 (m,2H), 2.78-2.54 (m, 3H), 2.18 (ddd, J=14.1, 7.4, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 1.94-1.62(m, 5H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.41-1.34 (m, 1H), 1.28-1.20 (m, 3H), 1.16 (d,J=6.7 Hz, 3H), 0.95 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((5,5-difluoro-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 95). Cpd. No. 95 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 1.6 mg, white powder, 44%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 655.51; calcd for C₃₁H₅₃F₂N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:655.41; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((5,5-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 96). Cpd. No. 96 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 9.0 mg, white powder, 93%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 647.64; calcd for C₃₃H₅₉N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:647.46; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((5-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 97). Cpd. No. 97 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 105 to yield 5.1 mg, white powder, 87%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 633.63; calcd for C₃₂H₅₇N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:633.45; >98% purity.

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 98). Cpd. No. 98 was synthesized using the procedure appliedfor Cpd. No. 17 from Cpd. No. 103 to yield 3.9 mg, white powder, 68%yield. LC-MS(ESI) m/z (M+H)⁺: 649.45; calcd for C₃₄H₄₉N₈O₅ (M+H)⁺:649.38; >98% purity. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.64 (s, 1H), 8.38(d, J=4.1 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (d, J=9.5 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.93(d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.89-7.77 (m, 4H), 7.58 (dd, J=8.5, 1.7 Hz, 1H),7.51-7.44 (m, 2H), 5.65 (d, J=9.1 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (td, J=10.1, 3.7 Hz,1H), 4.19 (td, J=7.0, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (t, J=11.2 Hz, 1H), 3.37-3.32(m, 4H), 3.26-3.10 (m, 2H), 2.78-2.59 (m, 3H), 2.27-2.17 (m, 1H),1.97-1.65 (m, 7H), 1.55 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.34 (m, 1H), 1.24 (d, J=6.9 Hz,3H), 1.17 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.96 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-benzyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 54) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (56% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₄N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 572.34, found 573.35. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.52 (s, 1H), 8.22 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.14 (m, 5H), 4.66-4.59 (m, 1H),4.24-4.14 (m, 1H), 4.13-4.09 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.48-3.42 (m,1H), 3.30-3.15 (m, 1H), 2.75-2.55 (m, 4H), 2.07-1.97 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.82(m, 1H), 1.80-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.50 (s, 3H), 1.38-1.28 (m, 1H), 1.18 (d,J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.11 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.86 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-isobutyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 49) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (35% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₅H₄₆N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 538.36, found 539.28. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.52 (s, 1H), 8.27-8.21 (m, 2H), 7.61-7.57 (m, 1H),7.27 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.53-4.38 (m, 2H), 4.16-4.08 (m, 1H), 3.68-3.78(m, 1H), 3.28-3.18 (m, 3H), 2.72-2.64 (m, 1H), 2.60-2.51 (m, 2H),2.22-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.82 (m, 3H), 1.78-1.68 (m, 3H), 1.65-1.55 (m,1H), 1.54-1.42 (m, 5H), 1.38-1.28 (m, 1H), 1.18 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H),1.16-1.08 (m, 5H), 0.97-0.90 (m, 9H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclohexyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 51) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (51% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₈N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 564.37, found 565.39. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.25-8.17 (m, 2H), 7.64-7.58 (m, 1H),7.28 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.53-4.44 (m, 1H), 4.39-4.33 (m, 1H), 4.15-4.08(m, 1H), 3.82-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.15 (m, 3H), 2.70-2.62 (m, 1H),2.60-2.50 (m, 2H), 2.25-2.15 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.82 (m, 2H), 1.80-1.60 (m,9H), 1.48 (s, 3H), 1.35-1.25 (m, 4H), 1.20-1.00 (m, 10H), 0.94 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 48) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (38% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₂H₄₀N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 496.31, found 497.20. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.24 (d, J=4 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 7.62-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.52-7.45 (m, 1H), 4.51-4.38 (m, 2H),4.12-4.05 (m, 1H), 3.78-3.68 (m, 1H), 3.28-3.18 (m, 3H), 2.76-2.68 (m,1H), 2.65-2.50 (m, 2H), 2.22-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.80-1.65(m, 4H), 1.50 (s, 3H), 1.36-1.28 (m, 6H), 1.19 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.14(d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.94 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclopentyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 50) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (31% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₆H₄₆N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 550.36, found 551.46. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.23-8.17 (m, 2H), 7.62-7.59 (m, 1H),7.35 (d, J=10.0 Hz, 1H), 4.55-4.44 (m, 2H), 4.11-4.07 (m, 1H), 3.75-3.71(m, 1H), 3.28-3.15 (m, 3H), 2.78-2.48 (m, 4H), 2.28-2.15 (m, 1H),1.92-1.83 (m, 2H), 1.82-1.62 (m, 6H), 1.58-1.45 (m, 8H), 1.38-1.35 (m,2H), 1.34-1.23 (m, 2H), 1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.13 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H),0.94 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 55) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (30% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₃FN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 591.47. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.20 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 7.68-7.60 (m, 1H), 7.45-7.40 (m, 1H), 7.27-7.18 (m, 2H),7.08-6.98 (m, 2H), 4.74-4.67 (m, 1H), 4.20-4.10 (m, 1H), 3.85-3.75 (m,1H), 3.65-3.55 (m, 1H), 3.25-3.15 (m, 3H), 2.73-2.58 (m, 4H), 2.05-1.95(m, 1H), 1.88-1.80 (m, 2H), 1.78-1.68 (m, 2H), 1.65-1.55 (m, 2H), 1.49(s, 3H), 1.40-1.28 (m, 4H), 1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.11 (d, J=6.8 Hz,3H), 0.86 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 56) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (31% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₃FN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 591.45. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 7.65-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.30-7.20 (m, 1H),7.03-6.95 (m, 2H), 6.94-6.86 (m, 1H), 4.69-4.62 (m, 1H), 4.28-4.20 (m,1H), 4.13-4.07 (m, 1H), 3.82-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.47-3.40 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.20(m, 2H), 2.80-2.72 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.50 (m, 3H), 2.10-2.00 (m, 1H),1.95-1.80 (m, 3H), 1.79-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.48 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.28 (m, 3H),1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.11 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.88 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 58) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (15% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₃₂H₄₆N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 622.36, found 623.48. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.23-8.18 (m, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=10.0 Hz,1H), 7.85-7.73 (m, 3H), 7.70-7.63 (m, 2H), 7.47-7.35 (m, 4H), 4.78-4.70(m, 1H), 4.23-4.16 (m, 1H), 4.15-4.07 (m, 1H), 3.85-3.75 (m, 1H),3.65-3.58 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.20 (m, 2H), 2.95-2.85 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.52 (m,3H), 2.00-1.93 (m, 1H), 1.88-1.81 (m, 2H), 1.78-1.65 (m, 2H), 1.64-1.55(m, 1H), 1.48 (s, 3H), 1.40-1.30 (m, 1H), 1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.11(d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.83 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 52) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (34% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H50N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 578.39, found 579.47. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.30-8.20 (m, 2H), 7.59 (d, J=8.4 Hz,1H), 7.28 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.54-4.47 (m, 1H), 4.46-4.39 (m, 1H),4.14-4.08 (m, 1H), 3.80-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.18 (m, 3H), 2.73-2.63 (m,1H), 2.61-2.50 (m, 2H), 2.23-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.98-1.80 (m, 4H), 1.79-1.60(m, 8H), 1.51-1.38 (m, 4H), 1.37-1.15 (m, 9H), 1.12 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H),1.15-0.85 (m, 6H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 53) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (10% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₁FN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 576.32, found 577.34. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.61 (s, 1H), 8.35-8.30 (m, 1H), 8.16 (d, J=9.6 Hz,1H), 8.02 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.90-7.82 (m, 1H), 7.44-7.39 (m, 2H),7.07-7.02 (m, 2H), 5.47 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.44-4.35 (m, 1H), 4.20-4.10(m, 1H), 3.80-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.17 (m, 3H), 2.80-2.60 (m, 3H),2.24-2.12 (m, 1H), 1.92-1.68 (m, 6H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.38-1.32 (m, 1H),1.22 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.20-1.10 (m, 4H), 0.96 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 57) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (27% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H₄₃FN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 591.43. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.55 (s, 1H), 8.23 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 7.65-7.60 (m, 1H), 7.34 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.21-7.16 (m, 2H),7.00-6.90 (m, 2H), 4.65-4.57 (m, 1H), 4.30-4.20 (m, 1H), 4.12-4.06 (m,1H), 3.83-3.73 (m, 1H), 3.43-3.36 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.15 (m, 3H), 2.80-2.72(m, 1H), 2.71-2.50 (m, 3H), 2.10-2.00 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.80 (m, 2H),1.79-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.48 (s, 3H), 1.35-1.27 (m, 1H), 1.17 (d, J=6.8 Hz,3H), 1.11 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.88 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 99) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (25% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₈H44N₈O₆ [M+H]⁺ 588.34, found 589.25. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.51 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (d, J=4Hz, 1H), 7.89 (d, J=9.2 Hz), 7.32-7.22 (m, 2H), 7.00-6.89 (m, 2H), 5.76(d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.45-4.35 (m, 1H), 4.25-4.15 (m, 1H), 3.85 (s, 3H),3.82-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.40-3.15 (m, 3H), 2.75-2.60 (m, 2H), 2.20-2.15 (m,1H), 1.80-1.70 (m, 4H), 1.79-1.60 (m, 4H), 1.53 (s, 3H), 1.38-1.32 (m,1H), 1.22 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.20-1.10 (m, 4H), 0.96 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 83) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (26% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₁C₁N₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 593.29. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.40 (s, 2H), 8.24 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J=9.2Hz, 1H), 7.90-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.45 (m, 1H), 7.35-7.25 (m, 3H),7.20-7.24 (m, 1H), 5.25-5.23 (m, 1H), 4.35-4.25 (m, 1H), 4.10-3.99 (m,1H), 3.40-3.05 (m, 3H), 2.70-2.55 (m, 3H), 2.05-1.60 (m, 8H), 1.25-1.15(m, 6H), 0.86 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

N-((6S,9S,12R)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 84) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (15% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₁ClN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 593.29. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.31 (d, J=4.0 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (d, J=9.2Hz, 1H), 8.10 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80-7.70 (m, 1H), 7.51-7.48 (m, 1H),7.42-7.41 (m, 1H), 7.32-7.28 (m, 2H), 6.05 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.43-4.39(m, 1H), 4.19-4.18 (m, 1H), 3.85-3.70 (m, 1H), 3.33-3.25 (m, 2H),2.78-2.62 (m, 3H), 2.28-2.15 (m, 1H), 1.90-1.70 (m, 5H), 1.54 (s, 3H),1.40-1.32 (m, 1H), 1.25 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.20 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 0.97(t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).

N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide(Cpd. No. 100) CF₃COOH salt. Solid (20% yield over 4 steps). MS (ESI):m/z calculated for C₂₇H₄₁CN₈O₅ [M+H]⁺ 590.33, found 593.29. ¹H NMR (400MHz, Methanol-d₄) δ 8.40-8.39 (m, 2H), 8.23-8.21 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.00(d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.87-7.85 (m, 1H), 7.51-7.49 (m, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.4Hz, 2H), 7.26 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 5.24 (s, 1H), 4.32-4.27 (m, 1H),4.04-4.03 (m, 1H), 3.35-3.20 (m, 2H), 3.18-3.08 (m, 1H), 2.70-2.55 (m,1H), 2.00-1.60 (m, 8H), 1.56 (s, 3H), 1.25-1.15 (m, 6H), 1.05 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H).

Having now fully described the methods, compounds, and compositionsherein, it will be understood by those of skill in the art that the samecan be performed within a wide and equivalent range of conditions,formulations, and other parameters without affecting the scope of themethods, compounds, and compositions provided herein or any embodimentthereof. All patents, patent applications, and publications cited hereinare fully incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.

1. A compound having Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: R¹ isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C₁₋₄ alkyl, and C₃₋₈cycloalkyl; R² is selected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, andC₃₋₈ cycloalkyl; R^(3a) and R^(3b) are independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl,(cycloalkyl)alkyl, aralkyl, optionally substituted aryl, and optionallysubstituted heteroaryl; or R^(3a) and R^(3b) taken together with thecarbon atom to which they are attached form a C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl; R^(4a)and R^(4b) are independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen and C₁₋₄ alkyl; or R^(4a) and R^(4b) taken together with thecarbon atom to which they are attached form a C₃₋₈ cycloalkyl; R^(5a)and R^(5b) are independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen, C₁₋₄ alkyl, and —(R^(6a)R^(6b))_(m)—X—R⁹; each R^(6a) andR^(6b) are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogenand C₁₋₄ alkyl; m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; X is selected from the groupconsisting of —N(R^(6c))—, —C(═O)NR^(6d)—, —N(R^(6e))C(═NR⁷)NR⁸—, and—N(R^(6d))C(═O)NR^(8a)—; or X is absent; R^(6c) is selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl; R^(6d) is selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl; R^(6e) is selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl; R⁷ is selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, C₁₋₆ alkyl, and C₁₋₆ haloalkyl; R⁸ isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C₁₋₆ alkyl; and R⁹ isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen, nitro, cyano, amino,C₁₋₆ alkyl, aralkyl, (heteroaryl)alkyl, optionally substituted C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 8-membered heterocyclo,optionally substituted 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl, optionallysubstituted C₆₋₁₀ aryl, —C(═O)R¹⁰, —C(═NH)R¹¹, and —S(═O)₂R¹²; R¹⁰ isselected from the group consisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ haloalkyl, andC₁₋₆ alkenyl; R¹¹ is amino; and R¹² is selected from the groupconsisting of C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ haloalkyl, and C₁₋₆ alkenyl.
 2. Thecompound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvatethereof, wherein R^(3b) is hydrogen.
 3. The compound of claim 1, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) ishydrogen.
 4. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(4b) is hydrogen.
 5. The compound ofclaim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,wherein R^(4a) is hydrogen.
 6. The compound of claim 1, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Rb ishydrogen.
 7. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(5a) is hydrogen.
 8. The compound ofclaim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,having Formula II:

wherein R¹ is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl.9. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, wherein R¹ is methyl.
 10. The compound of claim 1, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R² is C₁₋₄alkyl.
 11. The compound of claim 10, or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt or solvate thereof, wherein R² is —CH(CH₃)₂.
 12. The compound ofclaim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,wherein R^(3a) is selected from the group consisting of:


13. The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(3a) is optionally substituted phenyl. 14.The compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orsolvate thereof, wherein R^(4a) is —CH₂CH₃.
 15. The compound of claim 1,or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(5a)is —CH₂CH₂CH₂N(H)C(═NR⁷)NR⁸R⁹.
 16. The compound of claim 15, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R⁷ ishydrogen, R⁸ is hydrogen, and R⁹ is selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and C₁₋₄ alkyl.
 17. The compound of claim 15, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R^(5a) isselected from the group consisting of —CH₂CH₂CH₂N(H)C(═NH)NH₂ and—CH₂CH₂CH₂N(H)C(═NH)NHCH₃.
 18. A compound, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, selected from the group consistingof:N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(4-(dimethylamino)butyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)methyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(2-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)ethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-((pyridin-2-ylamino)methyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)ethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-phenethyl-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-phenylpropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-ureidopropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)ethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-(pyrimidin-2-ylamino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((E)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)guanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-(3-((5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2-yl)propyl)acrylamide;N-(4-((2S,5S,8R,13R)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-8-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2-yl)butyl)acrylamide;N-((3R,6S,12R)-9-(3-(2-chloroacetamido)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-acetylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N—(N-(3-((2S,5S,8R,13R)-8-(cyclohexylmethyl)-5-ethyl-13-isobutyramido-13-methyl-3,6,9,14-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-2-yl)propyl)carbamimidoyl)acrylamide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-(2-chloroacetyl)guanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-(3-(vinylsulfonyl)guanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((E)-2,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-nitroguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-cyanoguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-(hydrazinecarboximidamido)propyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-carbamimidoylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-(3,3-dimethylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-(((1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl)amino)ethyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(2-(((1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl)amino)ethyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((1H-pyrazol-4-yl)amino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(2-((1-methylazetidin-3-yl)amino)ethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((1-methylazetidin-3-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)butyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-(3-ethylguanidino)propyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-(3-propylguanidino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-butylguanidino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-isobutyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclopentyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-cyclohexyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-benzyl-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(4-fluorobenzyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclopentylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclobutylmethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3S,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-(3-methylguanidino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3,12-dimethyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((9S,12R,17R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-8,11,16,19-tetraoxo-17-phenyl-7,10,15,18-tetraazaspiro[5.13]nonadecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((8S,11R,16R)-8-(3-guanidinopropyl)-11-methyl-7,10,15,18-tetraoxo-16-phenyl-6,9,14,17-tetraazaspiro[4.13]octadecan-11-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-((amino(methylamino)methyl)amino)propyl)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-6-propyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-6-isopropyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-((S)-sec-butyl)-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-9-(3-(3-acetylguanidino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-3-phenyl-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((5,5-difluoro-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-9-(3-((5,5-dimethyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(cyclohexylmethyl)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-9-(3-((5-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-12-methyl-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-9-(3-((1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-yl)amino)propyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;N-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide;andN-((3R,6S,9S,12R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-9-(3-guanidinopropyl)-12-methyl-2,5,8,11-tetraoxo-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotetradecan-12-yl)isobutyramide.19. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 20. A method of treating a patient,the method comprising administering to the patient a therapeuticallyeffective amount of the compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein the patient has cancer, achronic autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory condition, or aproliferative disorder.
 21. The method claim 20, wherein the patient hascancer.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the cancer is selected fromany one or more of the cancers of Table
 2. 23. The method of claim 21,wherein the cancer is leukemia.
 24. The method of claim 20 furthercomprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a secondtherapeutic agent useful in the treatment of the disease or condition.25. (canceled)
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